The current French military in an open letter supported the appeal of 20 retired generals to French President Emmanuel Macron, who declared the "disintegration" of the country." The corresponding letter was published on May 9 in the edition of Valeurs actuelles.
"Our senior comrades are fighters who deserve respect. For example, these are the elderly servicemen whose honor you have trampled on in recent weeks. < ... > You have treated them as rebels, although their only fault is that they love their country and mourn its obvious fall, " the appeal says.
The authors of the new letter point out that in France "civil war is brewing", and also note that they see violence in cities and villages, and hatred of the country and its history "becomes the norm".
At the end of April, a group of retired officers published an open letter in the same Valeurs Actuelles, where they warned that Islamists had begun to establish their own order in different parts of the country, that in France there was actually a race war that could destroy the republic.
The officers also hinted that they would support those politicians who are ready to cure France. In their letter, the retired generals pointed to the costs of "anti-racism," which they say aims to incite hatred between communities.
At the same time, on April 28, the chief of staff of the French Armed Forces, Francois Lecointre, told Le Parisien newspaper that officers who wrote or signed a letter about the civil war and the collapse of the country will be punished.
In turn, the Minister of the Armed Forces of the Republic, Florence Parly, recalled that the military is prohibited from expressing opinions on political or religious issues, adding that sanctions are planned against those who wrote and signed the letter.
