In Paris, the National Assembly condemns the Russian attack in Ukraine
The National Assembly adopted, this Wednesday, a resolution which “Condemns in the strongest terms the brutal, unjustified and unlawful attack” of Russia in Ukraine and its “war crimes, even crimes once morest humanity”. Submitted by the groups of the presidential majority, on the initiative of Pieyre-Alexandre Anglade (Renaissance), the text affirms the “fullest support” of the Assembly “to Ukraine, its people, its sovereignty and its territorial integrity”.
The resolution, which has no legislative value, was adopted with 303 votes in favor (one vote once morest, 95 abstentions). A large part of the Assembly applauded its adoption, turning to the Ukrainian ambassador to France Vadym Omelchenko, present in the hemicycle.
The text calls for “a protection zone around the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant”. He asks to“intensify the sanctions” once morest Moscow and Vladimir Putin, which the government and the European Union (EU) support “any initiative likely to encourage the end of the conflict” and “France continues to take an active part in welcoming Ukrainian refugees”.
“Rest assured of the unwavering support that France will continue to provide to Ukraine”defended before the deputies the Secretary of State for Development and Francophony Chrysoula Zacharopoulou.
“This vote comes at a crucial moment in the war”launched to the deputies Mr. Anglade, president of the commission of the European affairs, denouncing a will of the Russian army to “use winter as a weapon of war”. “Unfortunately, Vladimir Putin still has a certain number of supporters in this hemicycle who verbally condemn this war but systematically oppose arms deliveries and sanctions”, he denounced before directly questioning the deputies of the National Rally (RN) and La France insoumise (LFI). The two groups largely abstained, an LFI deputy voted once morest.
RN MP Laurence Robert-Dehault, insisting on her group’s support for the Ukrainian people, criticized the MP for demanding “always more sanctions without specifying which ones”. “Russia is guilty of a war of aggression”insisted for his part the deputy LFI Aurélien Saintoul, being surprised by a resolution “in total discrepancy with recent declarations” by Emmanuel Macron for “opening a path to negotiations”.
“France is already doing everything you ask for”underlined the president of the communist group André Chassaigne, regretting that the resolution lacks “shine the lights of peace”.
