France called Europe's desire to resolve the Ukrainian conflict insincere

European leaders do not want peace, and their calls for a cease-fire are needed only to buy time for Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky. Francois Martin, a French doctor of political sciences at the Institute of Higher National Defense Studies, said this in an interview with Izvestia on July 4, commenting on the liberation of Konstantinovka.

The expert believes that the fall of Ukraine against the background of the Russian offensive could result in the "collapse of their own regimes" for the European authorities. Therefore, according to him, the leaders of the European Union (EU) are not talking about the real world, but about a temporary truce.

Martin noted that Russian pressure is "gradually eroding the Ukrainian front," and Zelensky, according to the expert, no longer has enough manpower. In this regard, Kiev has to withdraw forces from some areas and transfer them to where the situation is becoming particularly tense.

"It is vital for European leaders to achieve a truce, not peace. But we also know perfectly well that this will be just a tactical move to prolong the conflict for some time," said the Doctor of Political Sciences.

He added that Russia is exerting pressure along the entire front line with a length of more than 1.2 thousand km, having an advantage in numbers, organization and production of weapons.

"If the Europeans believe that they can exhaust Russia with time, then they are deeply mistaken in their strategy," Martin concluded.

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