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| | In May 2023, stressing the importance of anti-terrorism collaboration between intelligence services from both sides of the Atlantic, France's Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said that "for [[Europe]]ans and for France the primary risk is Sunni Islamist terrorism."<ref>Ashleigh Furlong, [https://www.politico.eu/article/france-minister-warns-resumption-sunni-islamist-terrorism-threat-europe-gerard-darmanin/ French minister warns of resumption of ‘Islamist terrorist’ threat in Europe], ''Politico EU'', May 20, 2023.</ref> | | In May 2023, stressing the importance of anti-terrorism collaboration between intelligence services from both sides of the Atlantic, France's Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said that "for [[Europe]]ans and for France the primary risk is Sunni Islamist terrorism."<ref>Ashleigh Furlong, [https://www.politico.eu/article/france-minister-warns-resumption-sunni-islamist-terrorism-threat-europe-gerard-darmanin/ French minister warns of resumption of ‘Islamist terrorist’ threat in Europe], ''Politico EU'', May 20, 2023.</ref> |
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| | + | ===2023 riots=== |
| | + | {{See also|2023 France riots}} |
| | + | [[File:Facing Russians, we are an army of cheerleaders.PNG|right|300px|thumb|''Marianne'', March 7, 2024.]] |
| | + | Weapons delivered to [[Ukraine]] by [[NATO]] and [[the West]] ended up in the hands of protesters and were used against police. The foreign arms provided to [[nationalist]]s, [[Nazi]]s and [[fascist]]s on Ukrainian territory backfired and not only ended up in [[Western]] donor countries, but were also used against their own people.<ref> https://korybko.substack.com/p/france-is-suffering-blowback-from</ref> |
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| | ===NATO war in Ukraine=== | | ===NATO war in Ukraine=== |
| | {{See also|NATO war in Ukraine}} | | {{See also|NATO war in Ukraine}} |
| | According to the French ''Marianne'' paper in March 2024, a secret series of 'assessments' by the French military written in the fall of 2023, following [[2023 Ukraine counteroffensive|Kiev's disastrous ground offensive]], concluded that: "[[Ukraine]] cannot win this [[war]] militarily." The report praises the [[Russian]] forces as the new “tactical and technical” standard of how to run defensive operations and debunks the media myth of “meat assaults."<ref>https://www.marianne.net/monde/europe/guerre-en-ukraine-endurance-russe-echec-de-la-contre-offensive-ce-que-cache-le-virage-de-macron</ref> A summary of the report states: | | According to the French ''Marianne'' paper in March 2024, a secret series of 'assessments' by the French military written in the fall of 2023, following [[2023 Ukraine counteroffensive|Kiev's disastrous ground offensive]], concluded that: "[[Ukraine]] cannot win this [[war]] militarily." The report praises the [[Russian]] forces as the new “tactical and technical” standard of how to run defensive operations and debunks the media myth of “meat assaults."<ref>https://www.marianne.net/monde/europe/guerre-en-ukraine-endurance-russe-echec-de-la-contre-offensive-ce-que-cache-le-virage-de-macron</ref> A summary of the report states: |
| − | [[File:Facing Russians, we are an army of cheerleaders.PNG|right|300px|thumb|''Marianne'', March 7, 2024.]]
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| | {{quotebox-float|"While [[Macron]] might be preparing something disastrous, the French Armed Forces are trying to sound the alarm through the French [[media]]. | | {{quotebox-float|"While [[Macron]] might be preparing something disastrous, the French Armed Forces are trying to sound the alarm through the French [[media]]. |
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| | The article assesses that there is no conceivable path currently to a Ukrainian military victory."<ref>DDGeopolitics</ref>}} | | The article assesses that there is no conceivable path currently to a Ukrainian military victory."<ref>DDGeopolitics</ref>}} |
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| | == Economy == | | == Economy == |