State flags of Russia and France. Archive photoMOSCOW, May 17.The Times newspaper believes that Russia still has friends in France, as evidence it cites the opinions of social media users and experts who blame the United States and NATO for the situation in Ukraine and in Europe as a whole. According to the publication, the attitude of the French to the situation in Ukraine is different from the mood in the north and east of Europe, as well as in English-speaking countries. According to the newspaper, they do not support Russia's special operation, but believe that the decisions of Russian President Vladimir Putin were influenced by NATO actions and the «humiliation» of Moscow since the 1990s. who, after the collapse of the USSR, no one helped the country overcome the «catastrophe.» «Many in France believe that Washington, with the help of its British accomplice, is pushing Europe into a dangerous confrontation with Moscow,» the publication said. According to the French, the desire of Sweden and Finland to join to NATO represents «America's victory at the expense of Europe» André Kaspi, a professor of American history at the Sorbonne, says the operation in Ukraine is «great business». » />From the White House to «Azov»: the West openly supports the NazisRussia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called it the goal of «protecting people, who have been subjected to harassment and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
