Francois Hollande, former French president Le Monde's premises. November 13, 2025. ÉDOUARD CAUPEIL FOR LE MONDE
On Saturday, November 22, at the 35th edition of the International History Film Festival in Pessac (southwest France), former president François Hollande expressed deep concern to Le Monde about Donald Trump's newly unveiled "peace plan" for Ukraine. Hollande said the plan signals a break between the United States and Europe and places Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in a "terrible dilemma."
How do you interpret the American president's "peace plan?"
We are living through a moment that is both historic and dramatic. It is historic because this plan not only marks Ukraine's capitulation, but also Europe's relegation to the tutelage of a Russian-American condominium. It is dramatic because, for Ukraine, it means the definitive loss of a third of its territory and offers no security guarantees to protect it from further Russian aggression. It is dramatic, too, because this plan is nothing more than Trump adopting Vladimir Putin's demands, reducing Europe to the role of a besieged bystander.
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