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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Melenchon is definitely not in favour of Russia keeping Ukraine.

Isn't he? Last I checked he opposed sending arms for Ukraine to defend itself, supported Russia's annexation of Crimea, and said NATO was to blame for the war.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What Mélenchon thinks is of little consequence. All the left parties have put together the baselines of a common program, and supporting Ukraine is a big part of it.

Mélenchon is too disliked by the rest of the left to be considered for PM if it comes to that anyway, and all other potentiel candidates are strongly in favour of helping Ukraine.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Well, that's good to hear, then!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

He condemned the invasion but yes his policies on the issue are generally shit. He's also not terribly popular as a unifying figurehead and candidate for becoming prime minister, though.

Basically it's the same vulgar pacifism that you also see from some European lefties elsewhere, "we need to give diplomacy a chance". I would be absolutely in favour of that if Russia ever gave it a chance, and if those chucklefucks wouldn't completely ignore Ukraine's sovereignty and instead substitute some "It's the CIA, again" narrative.