The head of France’s Debout la France party, Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, tweeted today on Zelenskyy’s reckless actions and almost inciting a global conflict: “[B]y launching a missile at Poland and accusing the Russians, Zelenskyy almost triggered World War III…. Let’s stop supporting this dangerous man. [We should] urgently make up a peace plan.” (https://twitter.com/dupontaignan/status/1593869181472088066)
Dupont-Aignan added that the conflict in Ukraine could be resolved only if Moscow and Kiev agree to a ceasefire and autonomy is given to the two Donbass republics, as the Minsk agreements had anticipated. Dupont-Aignan also argued that any peace plan would have to include the elements of “Russia’s withdrawal” and “Ukraine’s neutrality.” (https://twitter.com/dupontaignan/status/1593869181472088066)
Also today, Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz provided a faint echo of a similar concern. At an SDP conference in Friedrichshafen, he advised that the West should try to prevent an escalation between Russia and NATO. Many European citizens “are scared, and have reasons for it.” In October, he had warned about “careless steps,” stressing that there “must be no direct conflict between Russia and NATO.”
