The post-conflict order must respect the “stability interests of all,” Catherine Colonna has told Le Monde
When the conflict in Ukraine ends, Western leaders will need to build a security architecture that respects Russia’s interests, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna has said. However, such an arrangement may be incompatible with her government’s vow to back Kiev to the bitter end.
“We have a negative vision of…Russia’s behavior,” Colonna told French newspaper Le Monde on Sunday. “However,” she added, “Russia exists and will continue to exist.”
“Reality, history and geography mean that this country is largely on the European continent. We will have to find a way to rebuild a solid security architecture that takes into account the stability interests of all,” she explained.
Colonna’s statement does not mark a radical departure from French policy since the start of the conflict. French President Emmanuel Macron has…
