Eric Ciotti with the Russian Ambassador to France in October 2021. ERIC CIOTTI’S FACEBOOK ACCOUNT
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Investigation The Republican who joined the RN, anticipated to be a minister within the occasion of a victory by the acute proper, has an extended historical past of pro-Russian statements.
Within the picture dated October 26, 2021, Eric Ciotti poses all smiles alongside “His Excellency Mr. Alexei Mechkov”. The Russian ambassador holds in his fingers a “white paper” meant to “rebuilding Franco-Russian friendship”which has simply been handed to him by the person who’s then a candidate within the Republicans (LR) major for the presidential election. His exhausting line appeals to activists, however he doesn’t have the stature of the opposite contenders, Valérie Pécresse, Xavier Bertrand and Michel Barnier. This “white paper” should place him on worldwide points, and its sole topic is Russia, which, on the similar time, is massing its troops on the border with Ukraine.
“Russia should now not be handled as an enemy,” declares Eric Ciotti who, on behalf of the “Gaullian rules of independence”, proposes to “extract France from NATO’s built-in command, put an finish to monetary sanctions and raise embargoes towards Russia, relaunch financial and cultural partnerships, and collectively create embassies in Paris and Moscow for the safety of spiritual minorities persecuted in…
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