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===Political Conditions===

===Political Conditions===

''The Jerusalem Post'' reported that France and other --Western alliance|Western]] countries helped train [[neo-Nazi]] extremists in Ukraine.<ref>https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/western-countries-training-far-right-extremists-in-ukraine-report-682411</ref>  

In 2019 ''The Jerusalem Post'' reported that France and other [[Western alliance|Western]] countries helped train [[neo-Nazi]] extremists in Ukraine.<ref>https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/western-countries-training-far-right-extremists-in-ukraine-report-682411</ref>  

In 2021 former President [[Nicolas Sarkozy]], who was instrumental in fomenting [[NATO]] aggression against [[Libya]], was found guilty of corruption, trading in influence in a wiretapping and illegal data exchange case. Sarkozy and two co-defendants were sentenced to three years, two of them suspended, and one in prison.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-03-01|title=Sarkozy: Former French president sentenced to jail for corruption|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56237818|access-date=|archive-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301113120/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56237818|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=verdictandsentence>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/nicolas-sarkozy-convincted-corruption-france-6ee89cb03ba8f3888ac64447ebf61f28|title=France's Sarkozy convicted of corruption, sentenced to jail|first=Sylvie|last=Corbert|agency=Associated Press|date=1 March 2021|access-date=1 March 2021|archive-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301150230/https://apnews.com/article/nicolas-sarkozy-convincted-corruption-france-6ee89cb03ba8f3888ac64447ebf61f28|url-status=live}}</ref>  A second [[criminal]] trial related to illegal campaign funding began for Sarkozy, as well as 13 other defendants.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-20/sarkozy-returns-to-paris-courtroom-to-relive-failed-election-bid|title=Sarkozy a No-Show as Second Criminal Trial Begins in Paris|first=Gaspard|last=Sebag|publisher=Bloomberg News|date=20 May 2021|accessdate=11 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=trialnext>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57186670|title=Nicolas Sarkozy: Ex-president goes on trial for illegal campaign funding|publisher=BBC News|date=20 May 2021|accessdate=11 February 2022}}</ref> Sarkozy's second corruption trial involved allegations of diverting tens of millions of euros which was intended to be spent on the his failed 2012 re-election campaign and then hiring a PR firm to cover it up.<ref name=trialnext /><ref name=sarkozysecond /> The illicit campaign finance money was instead used to overspend on lavish campaign rallies and events.<ref name=sarkozysecond /><ref name=trialnext /> On 30 September 2021, Sarkozy, as well as his co-defendants, was convicted.<ref name=sarkozyagainconviction>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58729505|title=Sarkozy: Ex-French president gets jail sentence over campaign funding|publisher=BBC News|date=30 September 2021|accessdate=11 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=sarkozysecond>{cite news|url=https://www.france24.com/en/france/20210930-former-french-president-sarkozy-found-guilty-of-illegal-campaign-financing|title=France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy to serve a year of house arrest for illegal campaign financing|publisher=France 24|date=30 September 2022|accessdate=11 February 2022}}</ref> For this conviction, Sarkozy was given a 1 year prison sentence, though he was also given the option to serve this sentence at home with an electronic bracelet.<ref name=sarkozysecond /><ref name=sarkozyagainconviction />

In 2021 former President [[Nicolas Sarkozy]], who was instrumental in fomenting [[NATO]] aggression against [[Libya]], was found guilty of corruption, trading in influence in a wiretapping and illegal data exchange case. Sarkozy and two co-defendants were sentenced to three years, two of them suspended, and one in prison.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-03-01|title=Sarkozy: Former French president sentenced to jail for corruption|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56237818|access-date=|archive-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301113120/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56237818|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=verdictandsentence>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/nicolas-sarkozy-convincted-corruption-france-6ee89cb03ba8f3888ac64447ebf61f28|title=France's Sarkozy convicted of corruption, sentenced to jail|first=Sylvie|last=Corbert|agency=Associated Press|date=1 March 2021|access-date=1 March 2021|archive-date=1 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301150230/https://apnews.com/article/nicolas-sarkozy-convincted-corruption-france-6ee89cb03ba8f3888ac64447ebf61f28|url-status=live}}</ref>  A second [[criminal]] trial related to illegal campaign funding began for Sarkozy, as well as 13 other defendants.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-20/sarkozy-returns-to-paris-courtroom-to-relive-failed-election-bid|title=Sarkozy a No-Show as Second Criminal Trial Begins in Paris|first=Gaspard|last=Sebag|publisher=Bloomberg News|date=20 May 2021|accessdate=11 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=trialnext>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57186670|title=Nicolas Sarkozy: Ex-president goes on trial for illegal campaign funding|publisher=BBC News|date=20 May 2021|accessdate=11 February 2022}}</ref> Sarkozy's second corruption trial involved allegations of diverting tens of millions of euros which was intended to be spent on the his failed 2012 re-election campaign and then hiring a PR firm to cover it up.<ref name=trialnext /><ref name=sarkozysecond /> The illicit campaign finance money was instead used to overspend on lavish campaign rallies and events.<ref name=sarkozysecond /><ref name=trialnext /> On 30 September 2021, Sarkozy, as well as his co-defendants, was convicted.<ref name=sarkozyagainconviction>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58729505|title=Sarkozy: Ex-French president gets jail sentence over campaign funding|publisher=BBC News|date=30 September 2021|accessdate=11 February 2022}}</ref><ref name=sarkozysecond>{cite news|url=https://www.france24.com/en/france/20210930-former-french-president-sarkozy-found-guilty-of-illegal-campaign-financing|title=France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy to serve a year of house arrest for illegal campaign financing|publisher=France 24|date=30 September 2022|accessdate=11 February 2022}}</ref> For this conviction, Sarkozy was given a 1 year prison sentence, though he was also given the option to serve this sentence at home with an electronic bracelet.<ref name=sarkozysecond /><ref name=sarkozyagainconviction />