🇺🇦 What Russia’s Invasion Means For France

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Society & Culture, News, Politics

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🗓️ 22 April 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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With the second round of France's presidential election on Sunday, what could the vote for the French response to the Ukraine crisis? And when other leaders have stopped, why has President Macron has continued diplomatic efforts with Vladimir Putin? Stephanie Pezard, senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation, joins Arthur Snell to discuss France's approach to Russia's war, and what the conflict means for European defence and security. We're putting out irregular war bulletins covering different aspects of the Ukraine crisis. Thank you for backing us on Patreon, we really appreciate your support. Resources to help the Ukrainian people can be found here: https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/ “I doubt that a lot of the people who voted for Marine Le Pen thought about the Russia factor when casting their votes.” “It’s always been important for France to have its own military voice, rather than seeing itself following the initiative of others.” “This is France trying to give diplomacy as much of a chance as it can.” DOOMSDAY WATCH was written and presented by Arthur Snell, and produced by Robin Leeburn with Jacob Archbold. Theme tune and original music by Paul Hartnoll. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. DOOMSDAY WATCH is a Podmasters production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, this is Andrew Harrison from the Doomsday Watch Backroom team.
0:03.6	We have a special event to announce. Doomsday Watch's first live zoom is happening on Tuesday,
0:08.8	the 26th of April at 7pm. In an exclusive stream for Patreon backers, Arthur will be welcoming back
0:15.2	our guest Dr Alex Clarkson to talk about what Russia's war on Ukraine has done to global stability,
0:20.1	what might come next, and much more. Plus, we'll have time for your questions too.
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0:29.3	We hope to see you there now, your regularly scheduled podcast.
0:34.9	I'm Arthur Snell, a major war is taking place on the European continent with Russia's invasion
0:40.4	of Ukraine, bringing you a series of special episodes to help you understand the crisis as it unfolds.
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1:26.6	Hello and welcome back to Doomsday Watch. In this series of war bulletins,
1:31.0	we've been exploring how some of the key countries in the world relate and respond to Russia's
1:37.0	invasion of Ukraine. We've talked about India, we've talked about China, but we've yet to talk
1:42.2	about France, arguably Europe's number one military power, and certainly inside the European Union.
1:49.6	It is also a country going through a complex general election right at this moment.
1:54.8	And so it's a crucial time to understand France's perspective on this conflict.
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