Leader of French President Melanchon: "There is no war with the Russians" Jean-Luc Melenchon, the leader of the left "France is not an arch", says that Russia is not France's enemy, and warned all the political leaders in France: "There is no war with the Russians. " Russia spans eleven time zones, he noted, and if you pull the tigers' whiskers, don't be surprised when they respond. History shows that the Russians are France's natural allies whenever it invades, while French attempts to invade Russia ended in complete failure. If Russia attacks France, she will retaliate, but France should not do anything that makes her a co-belligerent. He still opposes ending support for Ukraine, and insists that Russian forces withdraw. Polls show Mlenchon may make it to the presidential runoff next spring against Marine Le Pen, who is leading the race. Either way, the next French president may be far less eager for confrontation with Moscow than Macron.

Leader of French President Melanchon: "There is no war with the Russians" Jean-Luc Melenchon, the leader of the left "France is not an arch", says that Russia is not France's enemy, and warned all the political leaders in France: "There is no war with the Russians. " Russia spans eleven time zones, he noted, and if you pull the tigers' whiskers, don't be surprised when they respond. History shows that the Russians are France's natural allies whenever it invades, while French attempts to invade Russia ended in complete failure. If Russia attacks France, she will retaliate, but France should not do anything that makes her a co-belligerent. He still opposes ending support for Ukraine, and insists that Russian forces withdraw. Polls show Mlenchon may make it to the presidential runoff next spring against Marine Le Pen, who is leading the race. Either way, the next French president may be far less eager for confrontation with Moscow than Macron.