Shameful support. Two weeks after a lengthy interview given by Nicolas Sarkozy to the Figaroin which the former President of the Republic evoked the world population of the coming decades, Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, declared himself in perfect agreement with the words of the former Élysée tenant.
Let us remember that, in the French newspaper, Nicolas Sarkozy had estimated that by 2050 the population of the African continent would double and half of its inhabitants would be under 20 years of age. At the same time, he spoke of the decline in the European population and warned against waves of migration.
“I largely agree with him. He says that in 2050 Africa will already have 2.5 billion inhabitants and Europe only 450 or 430 million. “Asia? China has a billion and a half inhabitants, India has a billion and a half, Indonesia already has 300 million,” said the Kremlin strongman, questioned during a meeting with teenagers to mark the start of the Russian school year.
The statements were translated and collected by Sputnik, a news agency fully financed by the Russian state.
Criticism and accusations
This departure of the Russian president comes a few days after Nicolas Sarkozy’s statements during the TF1 program at 8:00 p.m., during which he returned to statements talks about the war in Ukraine in his new book, The time of battles. “How can we help Ukraine? I say we have to discuss” with Russia, he wrote.
“There are two ways to win a war. Either you annihilate the adversary, or you argue with him and reach a compromise,” defended the former head of state.
In the interview in Figaro Mentioned by Vladimir Putin, Nicolas Sarkozy also gave his opinion on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. According to him, Ukraine, even if invaded by Russia, should “remain neutral” and not join either NATO or the European Union. “Ukraine is a link between the West and the East, and it must remain so,” he insisted.
This view earned the former president the ire of many political figures who accused him of being pro-Russian. Among them, former Socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin, who lamented “that a former President of the Republic adopts a position diametrically opposed to the official position of his country.”
“Yes, I said it,” added the latter, questioned about the fact that the former president could be “pro-Russian.”
Vladimir Putin’s remarks also come a few days after the death of the leader of the Wagner paramilitary militia, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who in recent years had tried, through various means, including disinformation, to extend Russian influence in Africa, sometimes against the interests of France.
Source: BFM TV
