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Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the rebels have repeated that the only possible outcome of the conflict is the diplomatic route. Without, however, specifying what the negotiations they are calling for would entail on the ground.
On this evening of March 19, the guests of C this evening on France 5 debate the war in Ukraine. On the set, the handful of journalists and La France insoumise MP Aymeric Caron try to answer the question: “Faced with Putin, who are the real patriots?” Calm, respectful exchanges. Without getting into the towers, the discussion still ends up getting lively when it comes to the “disputed territories” between Moscow and Kyiv and in particular the Donbass. “There is a need to listen to the populations who are mainly concerned, particularly for Russian speakers, to find out what they want to do?”asserts the anti-speciesist activist, causing astonishment among the other guests and in particular the editor-in-chief of RFI’s Russian-language service, Elsa Vidal. “There are separatists” in these territories supports the elected official from Paris. Understand: Ukrainians who might prefer to be attached to Russia. “There are no separatists,” reminds him of the former correspondent, a bit annoyed. The extract is making the rounds on social networks. In Opinionthe head of the Socialist Party list, Raphaël Glucksmann, denounces a “Putin-pacifism”.
This extract is an illustration of the confusion that persists at La France insoumise concerning its position on Ukraine
