The Chief Rebel was the first to open the protest Monday evening.
In the wake of Emmanuel Macron's speech, during which the sending of Western troops to Ukraine was considered, Jean-Luc Mélenchon hastened to denounce "madness
"
on X. "
The sending of troops in Ukraine would make us belligerents
,
”
said the former presidential candidate.
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on TF1 this Wednesday, the co-president of the La Boétie Institute said he was
“dismayed”
following the presidential declaration.
“
France’s foreign policy is made up of uncontrolled slippages and fanciful announcements
,” he was indignant.
The rebellious leader also brushed aside Emmanuel Macron's analysis, according to which
“the defeat of Russia is essential for security and stability in Europe”
.
“We are neither Ukrainian nor Russian.
It is not true, contrary to verbal escalation, that we are threatened, all of Europe today
,” argued Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
While taking care to describe
the Russian invasion in Ukraine as
“unacceptable” .
The former deputy for Bouches-du-Rhône also took the opportunity to denounce a
“double standard”
:
“a burden for Ukraine by saying “a bombed hospital is a crime against humanity ” and silence when it comes to Gaza”
.
“Let’s save Ukraine,” says Mélenchon
“
Is the objective really to save Ukraine?
», he was asked by the journalist.
“The objective is to bring peace to Europe”
, he circumvented before being relaunched:
“Not to save Ukraine?”
And to respond, without conviction:
“But save from what?
Yes yes, let's say yes like that, you will leave me alone.
Let's save Ukraine
.
Warning of
“a risk of total war in Europe”,
Jean-Luc Mélenchon hammered home the need for “
a conference on peace with proposals for mutual security for the two countries
”.
According to the three-time presidential candidate, his position aligns exactly with that held by Emmanuel Macron in December 2022. The President of the Republic then indicated his wish to provide a “
guarantee for its own security to Russia when it will return to the
negotiating table.
Asked about his presidential ambitions, Jean-Luc Mélenchon initially avoided the question: “
2027 is very far away.
Things are moving so quickly.
» Before reiterating his statements made the day after his defeat in 2022: “
I said that I wanted to be replaced and that I was stepping back.
»