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Jean-Luc Mélenchon - La France Insoumise (far-left)
The candidate advocated France's "non-alignment". "This means, in practical terms, that the Russians must not cross the border into Ukraine, which must be absolutely respected. And that the Americans must not seek to annex Ukraine into NATO". He finally questioned the role of Emmanuel Macron in this crisis, who "has gradually placed himself in a position that has lowered his credibility."
Following the recognition of the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics by Vladimir Putin, Jean-Luc Mélenchon noted in a press release that "Respect for borders, whatever they may be, is a basic condition of international life where diplomacy and the UN decide rather than weapons and power moves", and advocated a "border conference" under the auspices of the OSCE, in order to know "what the Russians and the North Americans are talking about and what they want today". But he did not openly take sides against Vladimir Putin and his fear that Ukraine would join NATO, repeating it was "another bad deal for us French who have no interest in the extension of the military domination of the US and its interests on our continent."
After the announcement by Russian President Putin of the launch of a military operation in Ukraine, Jean-Luc Mélenchon called for the refusal of an "unbearable escalation", recalling the importance of the use of diplomatic channels to obtain "an immediate cease-fire and a withdrawal of all foreign troops from Ukraine". In a statement, the candidate said: "Russia is aggressing Ukraine. An initiative of pure violence manifesting a will to power without measure. An unbearable escalation is provoked." Faced with the seriousness of the situation, the candidate reviewed his views on Vladimir Putin, he considers that his duty is to "say how the Russian attack on Ukraine is not bearable. [...] Mr. Putin's Russia is taking the initiative to provoke an incredible retreat from history on the Old Continent."
In a meeting in Lyon, the candidate, accused by his competitors of complicity with Putin, immediately reiterated his opposition to the war, beginning his meeting with these words: "Stop the war, stop the war of Putin!". He also distanced himself from a former Russian opponent to whom he was close, Sergei Udaltsov, who spoke out in favor of the war.
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