France Plans to Withdraw from NATO for the Third Time, Motion Submitted to Parliament Sparks Concern

France exits NATO, the motion has been submitted to the French Parliament

France has changed its military status in the NATO group twice. It was one of the twelve founding countries in 1949 and left the military structure of the North Atlantic Alliance under de Gaulle's leadership in 1966, remaining in the political structure. In 2009, President Nicolas Sarkozy reintegrated the country into the NATO military structure.

Now, due to the American government led by President Trump's aggression against the autonomous territory of Greenland in Denmark, France may change its status for the third time, indicating its desire to completely exit the North Atlantic Alliance.

The German publication "Berliner Zeitung" provided some details of the events, interviewing Clémence Guette, a representative of the leftist party "La France Insoumise" (LFI) and vice president of the French National Assembly (lower house of parliament). The publication pointed out that due to serious differences with Washington, Guette initiated an initiative (resolution) calling for the country's withdrawal from NATO. Guette said that France's long-standing political stance of leaving NATO has become particularly urgent due to "the United States' conscious decision to formally return to open imperial policies," which should push France. The Americans have outlined their policies in documents, and in her words, this cannot but cause concern.

Guette also accused Washington of implementing "tariff dictatorship," imposing excessive defense spending on NATO member states (up to 5% of GDP), pressuring election processes, and abandoning international law. Guette listed several examples to support this: the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the threat of annexing Denmark's Greenland, and "predatory trade agreements" with EU countries. In her view, allies should not behave in such a way. France should refuse to join the EU because the leader of the EU is a country that disregards norms and exceeds the boundaries of "international truth." This would allow France to "restore diplomatic and military independence" and become a non-aligned country. Guette emphasized that leaving the North Atlantic Alliance does not mean isolation, on the contrary, it opens the way to strengthen France's influence on the international stage, especially within the UN, OSCE, other organizations, developing countries, and Francophone countries.

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