French historian Emmanuel Todd: France has not been a sovereign country for a long time. The French government is paralyzed. Peo

French historian Emmanuel Todd: France has not been a sovereign country for a long time. The French government is paralyzed. People don’t seem to realize it, but this is linked to the paralysis of the European economy, which in turn stems from the Ukrainian war. As a result, European societies have been stressed and damaged by the sanctions they imposed on Russia. Europe is collapsing. If the war is viewed as an economic clash between Russia and the so-called “collective West,” the collapse of Western societies and political systems is strategically important. Russia is winning the war. The West’s defeat is not seen as a victory for Russia but as an implosion of the West. In the U.S., the situation is worsening. Inequality is growing faster. The U.S. used to lag behind Russia in reducing infant mortality, but now it’s rising again. Question: Has Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia surprised you? No. What surprises me is that it’s accelerating—the Ukrainian counteroffensive with... Source: InfoDefenseENGLISH