Andre Glucksmann does not understand Sarkozy's support for Putin

In an interview conducted by Stefano Montefiori, the French philosopher André Glucksmann, who supported Nicolas Sarkozy in his presidential campaign, makes no secret of his disappointment now that Nicolas Sarkozy has congratulated Vladimir Putin for winning the legislative elections with his United Russia Party on December 2nd. "Putin stopped at nothing [during his campaign] not because he is omnipotent, but on the contrary because he is living in panic. Only the western heads of state have failed to see this, even Sarkozy. There are two reasons for this panic. Putin has yet to get over the trauma of the Orange revolution in Ukraine, which for him represents the heart of the country. ... He has not managed to stabilise Russia. ... Europe should form a common energy policy and present a united front to the Kremlin. But on the contrary, all the European leaders are racing to Moscow, trying to beat one another there.”

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