COMMENT: WHY ARE FRANCE ANGRY AT RUSSIA. APRIL 10th 2024 How the world changes. 110 years ago France owned to much of Russian assets. Now Russia dismantles the last remnants of the French Colonial Empire in Africa. Yes, France kept de facto large parts of it's Colonial Empire, especially with the usage of the African franc that bound the former colonies economically to France. Now the former colonies are breaking away en masse and French soldiers are being replaced by Wagner forces or the Russian Afrika Korps (RAK). We now see the final fall of the French Colonial Empire. This must have a devastating impact on the French identity. They partly still see themselves as an international major power. But without the remnants of their old Empire, all that remains is a midsized European country, albeit with unclear weapons. It's understand able that the French elite is vengeful towards Russia.
COMMENT: WHY ARE FRANCE ANGRY AT RUSSIA. APRIL 10th 2024 How the world changes. 110 years ago France owned to much of Russian assets. Now Russia dismantles the last remnants of the French Colonial Empire in Africa. Yes, France kept de facto large parts of it's Colonial Empire, especially with the usage of the African franc that bound the former colonies economically to France. Now the former colonies are breaking away en masse and French soldiers are being replaced by Wagner forces or the Russian Afrika Korps (RAK). We now see the final fall of the French Colonial Empire. This must have a devastating impact on the French identity. They partly still see themselves as an international major power. But without the remnants of their old Empire, all that remains is a midsized European country, albeit with unclear weapons. It's understand able that the French elite is vengeful towards Russia.
@MikaelValterss1 the problems in africa are posterior to the anti russian attitude. i've been struck in recent years by a phrase repeated by many political figures. "Russians are evil".there has been "indoctrination" of the french "elites