London, Thanasis Gavos
He describes the current context as “almost outdated” security of Europe the French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in an interview with the Financial Times.
According to him, this framework needs to be restructured, as it leaves Europe exposed to a possible “permanent threat” from Russia, even if the Vladimir Putin do not perform invasion in Ukraine.
Mr Le Drian notes that “there are no longer any rules” for European security and stability, because according to control equipment that covers everything from medium-range missiles to the transparency of military movements has become “almost outdated or irrelevant”.
Stresses that Russia must recognize that Europe also has security concerns, given that President Putin wants to exercise an “unacceptable” kind of “partial domination” over its neighbors.
“Putin can choose to make Russia a destabilizing force, which could mean a permanent strategy of tension in the long run, or he can choose to become a partner in a new order of security and stability in Europe. “The choice is his,” said the French foreign minister.
Mr Le Drian also insisted that there was no divergence between France and the United States in approaching Moscow, and noted that while the withdrawal of Russian troops from the border with Ukraine was “encouraging”, military action should be stopped. Russia’s activities in Belarus, the Black Sea and the border with Ukraine and to determine whether Russian troops will return to their bases.
He speaks of three phases in the de-escalation of the crisis in Ukraine: the confirmed withdrawal of Russian forces, the resumption of talks on the Minsk Agreements and the elaboration of a new European security framework.
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