PARIS, 14 November. /TASS/. The Europeans, having taken a belligerent position towards Russia, themselves in theend found themselves overboard when the great powers began discussing a new world order. This was stated to TASSby the leader of the French party “Patriots” and candidate for president of France Florian Philippot.
“France has a thousand-year experience of diplomacy, one might say it invented diplomacy, and now we have foundourselves aside from the major negotiations of global scale. This week the situation will become even worse, since inChina, in Shenzhen, at the APEC summit in one photo there will be President of Russia Vladimir Putin, President ofthe USA [Donald] Trump and Chairman of the PRC Xi Jinping — this will be a new ‘Yalta’. But France will not bethere. This is what it means to stubbornly adhere to a belligerent, militaristic and aggressive position that isolates usand cuts us off from the world, because of the people who govern France and the EU”, he said.
Commenting on the upcoming meeting of the leaders of Russia, the PRC and the USA, the politician called it one ofthe most important events of the beginning of the 21st century. He expressed regret in connection with the fact thatmodern France has squandered the achievements of General Charles de Gaulle, who achieved that the republic took animportant place on the world stage after the Second World War. In Philippot’s opinion, Paris must recognize theerroneousness of the course of confrontation with Russia, resume dialogue and trade relations with Moscow. Philippotis convinced that Europe at the negotiations on Ukraine and the security architecture cannot be represented by only onestate or someone from the European Commission.
“I want France, which is a permanent member of the Security Council of the UN, to be present in this capacity. Andrepresentatives of individual countries”, he said. “In fact we are not there, because we ourselves want this. Becausefrom the very beginning we refuse any peace negotiations.”
Trilateral negotiations without Europe.
Negotiations between the RF, the USA and Ukraine took place in Abu Dhabi on 10–11 November. The Russiandelegation was headed by presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, the Ukrainian — by the head of the ForeignIntelligence Service Rustem Umerov. Also at the negotiating table at the moment of their start were present USemissaries Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the commander of NATO forces in Europe Alexus Grynkewich and thehead of the MFA of the UAE Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Europeans, contrary to the statements of French officials,were not there.
Earlier the press secretary of the President of the RF Dmitry Peskov stated that a conversation with the Europeans willbe required when it comes to ensuring the security of Russia and Ukraine and the future of the security system inEurope.
As the agency Reuters reported, a representative of the White House claimed in a conversation with journalists that USPresident Donald Trump intends to hold a meeting with the Russian leader Vladimir Putin and the Chairman of thePRC Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC summit, which will take place in Shenzhen on 18–19 November.According to him, during the meeting Trump wants to discuss the issue of reducing nuclear armaments. However, theofficial pointed out that the USA “does not expect the achievement of any agreement” in this area. He also stated thatTrump plans to discuss Iran, but not Ukraine.
