Charles de Gaulle's Pro-Kremlin Grandson Says He Wants Russian Citizenship

FRANCE 24: A grandson of French war hero and former president Charles de Gaulle said Thursday he wanted Russian citizenship, saying Russia offered “great possibilities”.

A file photo showing an expired Russian passport. © Omar Haj Kadouro, AFP
Pierre de Gaulle is little known in France, but Russian state media have heralded his pro-Kremlin statements as proof that leading Western voices support Moscow’s assault in Ukraine.

“It would be an honour for me to acquire Russian citizenship,” he told a journalist at the Saint Petersburg Cultural Forum, Russian agencies said.

He also said that Russia was “fighting for traditional values, the family and spirituality” in Ukraine and that “NATO had lost”. » | News Wires | Thursday, November 16, 2023