Updated 11 May, 2026 15:05
Florian Philippot, president of the organization "Les Patriotes", 17 April 2021, Lyon, France. © Robert DEYRAIL/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
The French presidential candidate, Florian Philippot, called for the abolition of sanctions against Russia and the resumption of imports of Russian energy resources. In an interview with the RT station, the politician stated that the European Union's policy, controlled from Brussels, was contrary to the French national interests.
Philippot – erstwhile vice-president of the National Front (now National Unity) and erstwhile associate of the European Parliament – announced on Saturday that he would compete in the 2027 presidential election. It is at the forefront of the sovereignist movement ‘Les Patriotes’ and has been a critic of the EU, the euro area and NATO for years.
He advocates restoring full sovereignty of France, limiting dependence on supranational institutions and stopping French military and financial assistance to Ukraine.
"I want – and this is part of my programme – that France regains its independency by giving way to all transnational globalist structures: the EU, the euro area and NATO" said Florian Philippot on Sunday in a conversation with RT France.
"I besides want to conduct a policy of dialog and relationship with Russia, not, as is presently the case, a policy of distrust, war and common insults.
All this is absurd from the point of view of our national interests."
The politician said Paris should ‘recover control“withdrawal of free trade agreements – specified as the Mercosur agreement – which he believes ‘condemn French farmers’.
He besides added that the sanctions imposed on Russia by Brussels should be abolished to let Russian gas and oil supplies to resume.
Philippot besides called for France to regain control of immigration and migration flows while at the same time pursuing a broader strategy for reindustrialisation of the country.
He noted that the French industrial base had weakened during its period of operation in the euro area, and advocated restoring the national currency, better adapted to the specifics of the French economy.
Moreover, policies have committed themselves to making greater usage of the referendum, including votes initiated by citizens, as part of efforts to strengthen the sovereignty of the people.
He besides called for a simplification in France's dependence on the European Union, whose policy, he said, is mostly shaped in Berlin and Washington alternatively than in Paris.
Philippot stressed that the withdrawal from the EU would let France to reduce energy and electricity costs.
France is moving towards a highly fragmented presidential rivalry – about 30 people have already expressed interest in being on the ballot in 2027.
Among them are:
Jean-Luc Mélenchon – leader ‘La France InsoumiseMr Bruno Retaileau – president ‘Les Républicains’, Xavier Bertrand – a leading centre-right politician, David Lisnard – Mayor of Cannes, Laurent Wauquiez – a prominent conservative figure and Édouard Philippe – erstwhile Prime Minister of France.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/news/639853-france-phillippot-end-russia-sanctions/
