In Nancy, France and Poland seal an anti-Putine partnership

Never enemies, always allies: the French and Polish peoples, who have never waged war, will finally sign a treaty of historical friendship. And when revealing the contours, nothing has been left to chance. It was May 9, Europe day, which was chosen by Emmanuel Macron and Donald Tusk to seal their partnership. Getting together in Nancy to enhance Franco-Polish cooperation is not trivial either, since it was here that in 1737, Stanislas Leszczynski, fallen king of Poland and Louis XV’s stepfather, found refuge. Forced to exile by the Austrian and Russian armies, he became Duke of Lorraine.

Three centuries later, the rapprochement between Paris and Warsaw resonates all the more since at the same time, a few thousand kilometers away, Vladimir Putin welcomes Moscow several heads of state close to his cause, including Chinese President, Xi Jinping, who came to attend the Red Place with the traditional Russian army military parade, which celebrates …