The deputies adopted this Wednesday, March 12, a resolution on the strengthening of support for Ukraine on Wednesday, March 12, in particular that contains an appeal to the seizure of frozen Russian assets, which is opposed to the government.
On this question, like the construction of a defense of Europe or the support of the Ukrainian membership process to the European Union, the hemicycle was divided during the debates, sometimes stormy. The text was adopted with 288 votes for and 54 against.
The RN abstained
This resolution requires that “kyiv’s allied countries” continue and increase their political, economic and military support in Ukraine. “
The national demonstration has refrained, invoking “an interrogation about international law”, in the words of Matthias Renault, deputy of the extreme right of the third District of the Somme.
“The decision obviously does not belong to the legislator (…) but depends on the decisions of foreign judges,” justified the 210 billion Russian bank assets.
In a press release, the rebel France explains “having chosen to vote against the European resolution related to war in Ukraine”, believing that the resolution is “completely disconnected from the international situation.”
“This resolution does not question at any time the alignment of France with the states,” according to them because the text “promotes a Europe of defense whose orders will obtain the state weapons industry, to the detriment of our independence.”
The text was examined in the middle of the geopolitical tumult, marked by the acceleration of peace negotiations, with the Ukraine Agreement to an American proposal for a high fire of 30 days with Russia. This debate occurs only one week after a first debate in the National Assembly on War in Ukraine.
The issue of Russian assets has been imposed particularly, while calls multiply in Europe in favor of a seizure. Until now, European countries have used profits released by the 235 billion frozen Russian assets, which represent an unexpected gain of 2.5 to 3 billion per year. Some members of the presidential camp, the Socialist Party, the environmentalists and the group of independent Liot deputies have multiplied in recent days the conversation that asks to go further and take advantage of these assets.
Source: BFM TV
