Catherine Vautrin defended the military chief of staff, who said France must “accept the loss of its children”

“His words, taken out of context for political purposes, are the military language of a leader who knows every day that young soldiers risk their lives for the State,” the TNI Minister told X.

Minister for Rescue Chief of Staff of the TNI. General Fabien Mandon “It is completely legal to talk about the threat” burden on the country, said Catherine Vautrin on Thursday, November 20, after statements from top French officers stating that France must “accepting the loss of your children”.

“His words, taken out of context for political purposes, were the military language of a leader who, every day, knows that young soldiers risk their lives for the sake of the Country”said the Minister of Armed Forces in X, criticizing the reaction of some opposition political leaders who criticized the senior officer in his speech. “go to war”. Tuesday, before a congress of mayors of France, General Mandon considered it necessary for the country to recover its condition “the strength of the soul to accept self-harm to protect ourselves” and he was ready to do it “accepting the loss of your children”.

Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of La France insoumise, immediately expressed his opinion “total disagreement”. “It is not within his authority to invite the mayor or anyone else to preparations for a war that no one has decided on”he taunted X. “NO! 51,000 memorials in our communities, that’s not enough? Yes for national defense but no for unbearable war speeches !”in turn, angering French Communist Party boss Fabien Roussel.

For the Minister of the TNI, this is indeed the case “It is important for the mayor to be aware of the current context”. “Our responsibility is clear: avoid any confrontation but prepare ourselves to meet it, and consolidate the spirit of defense, the collective moral strength without which no nation can stand the test”he recalled.

Like several European officials, especially German and Danish, General Mandon had predicted in October in the presence of his deputies that the French army would have to hold out. “ready for surprises in three, four years” against Russia, which “it may be tempting to continue the war on our continent”.