In following the execution of contracts for the supply of helicopter carrier type "Mistral" Russia, the head of the French Republic Francois Hollande made himself a champion of " moral diplomacy ", however, is hardly ambiguous morality of the French establishment is applicable to the situation where one party does not fulfill the rules of the signed contract, says ex-correspondent of TVE, a political journalist.
Paris justifies the refusal of the transfer of ships of Russia by its moral opposition to "aggressive" policy, which Russia has in Ukraine.
"Based on this logic, France should refuse the supply of military equipment to, say, Saudi Arabia or Qatar are the major customers of the French arms, but this does not happen," - says the journalist.
In France, he writes, any position that deviates from the official line, immediately attributed to " the victims of the Russian imposition ". When the ex-President of France Nicolas Sarkozy stated that " the United States used the Ukrainian crisis as a pretext for Russia's isolation from Europe ", he was immediately called a politician with the rhetoric of the Russian capital. But Francois Fillon, a former Prime Minister in the Sarkozy government, called a "friend of Putin" for what he in his own public performances insists that the Russian Federation is the main source of problems in Ukraine.
Over the political landscape of France looming figure of Charles de Gaulle and Napoleon, the analyst emphasizes separating the imperious elite on Pro-Russian and anti-Russian camps.
"The French do not think that the policy of the government of socialists is determined by the principles of morality. Some believe that Francois Hollande has caved under pressure from the North Atlantic neighbours, others believe that such a course due to the proximity of the presidential elections. Anyway, French policy with respect to Russia will change after the presidential elections in 2017 and changes in the government, " concludes Luis Rivas.
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