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https://www.rt.com/news/614326-us-statue-of-liberty-france/
US must return Statue of Liberty to France – MEP
Raphael Glucksmann has claimed that Americans “apparently despise” the gift that symbolizes freedom
French Member of the European Parliament Raphael Glucksmann has urged the United States to return the Statue of Liberty, claiming that recent policy shifts under President Donald Trump contradict the fundamental values the monument represents.
The Statue of Liberty, designed by French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi and built by Gustave Eiffel, was gifted to the US to commemorate the centennial of American independence. Since 1886, it has stood in New York Harbor as a symbol of freedom and a beacon for immigrants seeking a better life.
Glucksmann, a center-left MEP and staunch supporter of Ukraine, expressed his disapproval of Trump’s policies, including a push to mediate peace between Moscow and Kiev, accusing Americans of “siding with tyrants” during a convention of his Place Publique party on Sunday.
“We’re going to say to the Americans who have chosen to side with the tyrants, to the Americans who fired researchers for demanding scientific freedom: Give us back the Statue of Liberty,” he told a cheering crowd, as cited by Le Monde.
We gave it to you as a gift, but apparently you despise it. So it will be just fine here at home.
Since taking office in January, Trump has made a strong push to overhaul US government agencies in a bid to eliminate wasteful state spending. Besides launching a crackdown on illegal immigration and blocking foreign aid initiatives that do not align with his “America first” policy, Trump’s executive orders have also targeted federal grants for climate research and gender studies.
“The second thing we’re going to say to the Americans is: If you want to fire your best researchers, if you want to fire all the people who, through their freedom, their sense of innovation, and their taste for doubt and research, have made your country the world’s leading power, then we’re going to welcome them,” Glucksmann stated.
The son of the late philosopher Andre Glucksmann, he took part in the Maidan coup in Kiev in 2013, after working as an adviser to former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili for over five years. He has also criticized EU leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron – one of Ukraine’s strongest backers – for providing what he considers “insufficient” support for Kiev.
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https://www.rt.com/russia/614324-medvedev-nato-peacekeepers-ukraine-war/
NATO ‘peacekeepers’ in Ukraine mean war – Medvedev
The former Russian president was responding to suggestions of such a deployment floated recently by the UK and France
The deployment of “peacekeepers” from NATO member states to Ukraine would trigger an all-out war between the military bloc and Moscow, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has warned.
In recent weeks, the leaders of the UK and France have ramped up discussions about such a mission.
In a post on X on Sunday, Medvedev, who currently serves as the deputy chair of Russia’s Security Council, stated that French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer “are playing dumb.”
“Time and again they are told that peacekeepers must be from non-NATO states. No, we will send tens of thousands – just lay it out – you want to give military aid to the neo-Nazis in Kiev,” Medvedev charged.
“That means war with NATO. Consult with [US President Donald] Trump, scumbags,” he concluded.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov previously similarly argued that the deployment of NATO military personnel to Ukraine, even under the guise of peacekeepers, would be tantamount to the “direct, official, undisguised involvement of NATO countries in the war against Russia.”
Earlier this month, Starmer announced that Britain and France were ready to lead a “coalition of the willing” to provide military support to Kiev, including the deployment of troops and aircraft. Speaking following an emergency summit in London, he said that “not every nation will feel able to contribute, but that can’t mean that we sit back. Instead, those willing will intensify planning now with real urgency.”
“The UK is prepared to back this with boots on the ground and planes in the air, together with others,” Starmer further clarified.
Macron said Western troops would arrive in Ukraine only if and when the situation on the ground was safe for them.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who attended the meeting along with several other leaders, stressed that “the presence of Italian troops in Ukraine has never been on the agenda.”
In contrast, former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau indicated that Ottawa was considering all possible options and was not ruling out sending troops to Ukraine.
Reiterating his readiness to deploy British military personnel to the conflict zone, Starmer told Parliament earlier this month that this effort would be contingent on securing US backing.
On Monday, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen told DR radio that “if it comes to the point where a European presence is needed for a ceasefire or peace agreement to be reached, then Denmark is in principle prepared for that.”
Commenting on the prospect of NATO troops arriving in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated last month that such a development would be “completely unacceptable to us,” citing the ramifications it would have for Russia’s national security.