Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Colosimo, a leading specialist on the Orthodox world, argues that the ongoing debates over the war in Ukraine expose Europe\u2019s growing marginalization in global affairs and cast a stark light on the imperial ambitions of both Russia and the United States.<\/p>\n
Theologian, essayist and publisher, Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Colosimo is the director of \u00c9ditions du Cerf, a French publishing house specializing in religious books. His publications include La Crucifixion de l\u2019Ukraine: Mille ans de guerres de religions en Europe (\u201cThe Crucifixion of Ukraine: A Thousand Years of Religious Wars in Europe\u201d). His latest book is Occident, ennemi mondial n\u00b0 1 (\u201cThe West, the World\u2019s N\u00b01 Enemy\u201d).<\/p>\n
LE FIGARO. \u2014 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?<\/strong><\/p>\n JEAN-FRAN\u00c7OIS COLOSIMO.<\/strong> \u2014\u00a0A master at misappropriating international law, Russian President Vladimir Putin has not hesitated to present the invasion of Ukraine as a humanitarian intervention necessary\u2026<\/p>\n \n Cet article est r\u00e9serv\u00e9 aux abonn\u00e9s. Il vous reste 92% \u00e0 d\u00e9couvrir.\n <\/p>\n Special Offer<\/p>\n \u20ac4.99\/month for 12 months.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n