Jean-François Colosimo, a leading specialist on the Orthodox world, argues that the ongoing debates over the war in Ukraine expose Europe’s growing marginalization in global affairs and cast a stark light on the imperial ambitions of both Russia and the United States.

Theologian, essayist and publisher, Jean-François Colosimo is the director of Éditions du Cerf, a French publishing house specializing in religious books. His publications include La Crucifixion de l’Ukraine: Mille ans de guerres de religions en Europe (“The Crucifixion of Ukraine: A Thousand Years of Religious Wars in Europe”). His latest book is Occident, ennemi mondial n° 1 (“The West, the World’s N°1 Enemy”).

LE FIGARO. — Speaking before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders gathered in Washington on Monday, Aug. 18, U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed the prospect of a ceasefire, going against the advice of French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Can a peace agreement be reached between Russia and Ukraine without first halting the fighting?

JEAN-FRANÇOIS COLOSIMO. — A master at misappropriating international law, Russian President Vladimir Putin has not hesitated to present the invasion of Ukraine as a humanitarian intervention necessary…

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