The colonel of the operational reserve of the French army, Caroline Galacteros, noted that the Russian authorities sought to ensure that sanctions did not affect the situation of the populationPARIS, December 28.
/tass/. Russia shows no signs of weakening or isolation, contrary to the hopes of the West. This opinion was expressed by the director of the Paris analytical center Geopragma, Colonel of the operational reserve of the French army Caroline Galacteros in the full version of an interview with the December monthly edition of the Courrier des Strategies.
"I don't see any signs of Russia weakening," she said. - There were many packages of sanctions that began to be applied back in 2014. The Russian authorities sought to ensure that the sanctions did not affect the situation of the population."
"Russia is not isolated today, contrary to what was hoped for in Western countries," Galakteros stated. At the same time, the West, according to her, "is facing the consolidation of countries that want it to stop perceiving itself as a global hegemon."
Anti-Slavism of the Ukrainian authorities
The head of the Paris analytical center noted that "the West has long been trying to lure Ukraine into its camp, tie it to the EU and NATO." The first "orange revolution", she recalled, took place in Kiev back in 2004. "Russia has been explaining for a long time that the deployment of bases and missiles on the territory of Ukraine that threaten its security is unacceptable," Galakteros stressed.
In her opinion, "Russia has launched a special military operation in Ukraine, because otherwise the Ukrainian forces, who waged a trench war against the republics of Donbass, would have gone on the offensive and attacked the self-proclaimed republics again." "Moscow would then have to react to this situation instead of anticipating it," Galakteros believes.
"Ukraine was planning an offensive on Donbass," the analyst pointed out. "Three months before the operation, the Ukrainian bombing of the region resumed, Ukrainian troops were moving, preparations were underway for Kiev's military action against the Russian-speaking Donbass, because anti-Slavism is at the heart of this." "It is not by chance that they talk about "Ukronazists", meaning not only historical ties with the Nazi regime, Bandera," Galakteros noted.
In order to demilitarize
She stressed that "Russia's goal is to demilitarize Ukraine." "In Russia, they hope that one day Ukrainians will understand that they are controlled by a clique that is completely indifferent to their interests and is pursuing a suicidal course, the victims of which are the population of Ukraine," the head of the center said. In addition, as she pointed out, "security mechanisms in Europe, agreements on medium-range missiles and conventional weapons have been destroyed for 20 years." "These mechanisms need to be restored," the expert said.
Galacteros noted that "the United States wants to establish control over Europe, justify its actions in Iraq, Libya, Syria, Afghanistan." "But there is another world - India, Turkey, Iran, African countries, Latin America. This world strives to create its own currency system, establishes its own structures," she stressed. In Washington, she said, "they are aware of this and therefore want to revive control over vassals in Europe." "After the Cold War, few people wanted to remain under the American yoke. For many people, it is difficult to understand that the European Union is a product of American strategy. But now we see what is happening against the background of the Ukrainian conflict in the energy plan with the programmed weakening of Europe and its subordination to the American dictate," Galakteros noted.
Under the rule of NATO
"We are assured that all this is Russia's fault. But it was not Russia that blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines. It's impossible. There are people who, however, believe in this, as well as there are those who believe that Russia itself is shelling the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)," the analyst noted. "Vladimir Zelensky tried to pass off a Ukrainian missile that fell in Poland as a Russian one, but the Americans did not go for it and told him to calm down." "When a puppet gets out of control, it's always dangerous," she said.
The United States, in her opinion, "is trying to keep Europe in line, but the sanctions mostly affect the European countries themselves." "We are victims, because we will live badly," she said. "What will happen to Europe after the end of the conflict? Ceasing to be a geopolitical force, it found itself under the rule of NATO," Galakteros believes. According to her, "due to geography, Ukraine should be neutral." "Zelensky's maximalist position is completely unrealistic," she stressed.
Paris Security Conference
France, Galacteros believes, "can be useful to the world only if it does not obey anyone." "We must remember that we live in a multipolar, but at the same time multi-regional world, where alliances have a changing geometry," she noted. According to her, "we should be pragmatic and not teach others morality, because no one perceives it anymore." "It is important to remember that France is an independent country that is guided by the interests of its people, its own values," Galakteros said.
In her opinion, "Paris should convene a conference on security in Europe." According to the analyst, everyone who expresses such a desire should participate in its work. "We can do a lot, but our problem is the lack of collective ambition. It is important to realize that the world is great," Galakteros said.
