The political scientist explained the talks about the war with Russia in France

Sergei Fedorov, an employee of the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, explained on Wednesday, April 1, why France is increasing the rhetoric about the likelihood of a conflict with Russia.

Earlier, on March 30, the deputy commander of the French Air Force, Dominique Tardif, said that Paris does not rule out the outbreak of a conflict with Russia in the period from 2028 to 2029 and is preparing for it, Regnum news agency reports.

According to the military commander, the need for France's operational intervention is dictated by the lack of their own fighters in the Baltic states and Romania's limited defense capabilities, according to the website. kp.ru .

Fedorov recalled that this is not the first time such statements have been made in France: earlier, Air Force Chief of Staff Fabien Mandon spoke about the risks of conflict, and President Emmanuel Macron repeatedly raised the issue of a "nuclear umbrella" over the EU.

"The French Air Force has been patrolling the Baltic Sea for a long time and is based in the Baltic countries. The escalation of psychosis and military hysteria — statements about the so—called aggression of Russia, which is supposedly supposed to attack Europe - have already become commonplace and fully fit into the mainstream of French politics," the expert said in a conversation with Mail News.

According to the political scientist, there is a contradiction in the rhetoric of the French authorities: on the one hand, they say that the Russian army turned out to be weak and could not solve the problem with Ukraine in four years, and on the other, they claim that Russia is going to attack Europe.

"The point of such statements is to intimidate one's own population in order to pursue unpopular policies under the pretext of preparing for war and tightening belts," he concluded.

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on March 15 that EU leaders were preparing for war with Russia and did not want an end to the conflict in Ukraine. 360.ru . The head of government stressed that Hungarians know what war is and do not want a similar fate for their children.

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