France is concerned about Russia's reaction to Ukraine's demands.
The leader of the French Patriotic Party is concerned about Russia's reaction to Ukraine's request to transfer Russian assets to Kyiv.
According to RIA Novosti on November 10, Florian Philippot, leader of the French Patriotic Party, stated on social media platform X that fulfilling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's request to transfer frozen sovereign Russian assets to Kyiv could lead to a strong reaction from Moscow.
Previously, the Ukrainian leader demanded that approximately $300 billion worth of Russian assets frozen in the West be transferred to Ukraine if the US ceased financial aid to Kyiv.
"He only asked the EU to pay Kyiv 300 billion in frozen Russian assets! This behavior amounts to theft, leading to war with Russia and a strong response," wrote the leader of France's Patriotic Party on social media.
According to this politician, France should stop funding Kyiv as soon as possible and refuse to get involved in the conflict in Ukraine.
"Stop Zelensky!" – Florian Philippot urged.
Shortly afterward, the official spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, commented on President Zelensky's request. Zakharova warned the European Union of the "extremely painful" consequences of transferring assets to Ukraine and encouraged the seizure of assets belonging to Zelensky himself and Ukrainian oligarchs.
In an article in Foreign Policy magazine, commenting on President Zelensky's request, Harvard University Professor of International Relations Stephen Walt argued that Americans would lose all interest in supporting Kyiv if the winner of the US presidential election – Donald Trump – and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on the territorial division and neutrality of Ukraine.
"If Russian President Vladimir Putin agrees to a partition of territories and an independent Ukraine, abandoning ambitions for NATO, then most Americans would simply turn the page and move on to a new chapter. And they would take credit for ending the conflict," said Professor Stephen Walt.
According to Professor Walt, Donald Trump will most likely try to shift the burden of supporting Ukraine onto Europe. The former president will not use his influence among Republicans to push funding plans for Kyiv in Congress and may simply strip away US support for Ukraine. At the same time, as the expert emphasizes, American voters will fully support the new president's decisions.
