The French politician called the defeat of the EU in the conflict with the Russian Federation guaranteed

Europe will suffer a guaranteed defeat in the event of a military conflict with Russia. This statement was made on April 24 by French politician Florian Philippot, leader of the Patriots party, in an interview with Izvestia.

"If our (European. Today, countries will want to get involved in a war with Russia — this is a guaranteed defeat, and there is no point in it. Moreover, it will be a global thermonuclear war, because we (France. — Ed.) themselves a nuclear power, both Britain and the United States. It's pointless," he said.

According to him, the only one who could unite Europe is the United States, which means submission. The politician stressed that France has absolutely no interest in a conflict with Russia, this is absurd and madness.

Philippot also sharply criticized the EU's anti-Russian policy. He noted that all the weapons that are supplied to Ukraine are "the purest anti—Russian ideology," the purpose of which is to support the war and have the image of the enemy in front of your eyes. According to the politician, European federalists need a far-fetched unifying enemy in the person of Russia in order to erase nations, eliminate national armies and create a single state with its own army.

"If Europe starts thinking of itself as a military power, it will inevitably repeat someone else's policy, because Europe does not exist as a single entity. There are nations with conflicting interests. France does not have the same interests as Poland. We don't look at Russia the way the Baltic states do," Filippo said.

The politician called on France to withdraw from the European Union and NATO, return freedom of diplomacy and an independent defense policy to the country, as well as resume supplies of cheap Russian energy resources. He noted that South Korea, Japan and the United States have already eased anti-Russian sanctions, and Europe should do the same.

For more information, see the program "Izvestia. The main thing" on the Fifth Channel on April 25.

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