French parliament supports Ukraine and calls for Russian assets confiscation
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Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:40:18 +0200
The French National Assembly has approved a resolution calling for increased assistance to Ukraine and the confiscation of frozen Russian assets to provide financial support to Kyiv.
Source European Pravda with reference to Le Figaro Details Despite heated debates in parliament, the document was passed with 288 votes in favour.
Another 54 MPs voted against these were representatives of the ultraleft La France Insoumise and communists.
The farright Rassemblement national National Rally abstained.
The resolution is essentially symbolic, but MPs hope it will enable them to influence the governments stance, which is currently against seizing Russian assets.
The resolution calls on the EU, NATO and other allied countries to continue and increase their political, economic, and military support for Ukraine.
French lawmakers also introduced an amendment to the text calling on the EU to build independent European defence.
The resolution text also calls on the European Union and its member states to immediately begin seizing frozen Russian assets to fund military support for Ukraine in its resistance and reconstruction.
Other points that sparked discussion were issues related to the import of Russian gas by EU countries, which the resolution calls to end, and the presence of French soldiers on Ukrainian soil in the event of a peace agreement.
The final text with amendments encourages the French government and its European partners to explore the possibility of deploying European peacekeeping forces in Ukraine.
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Recently, dozens of European MPs urged Belgium to confiscate Russian assets frozen under its jurisdiction.
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