Dominique de Villepin
French politician and diplomat; 95th Prime Minister of France
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In this temple of the United Nations, we are the guardians of an ideal, the guardians of a conscience,
- France’s foreign minister, Dominique de Villepin, perorated before the invasion, calling on Washington “to give priority to peaceful disarmament” of IraqForeign Policyforeignpolicy.com/2026/02…
By focusing all our attacks on the LFI, we are creating a corridor of respectability for the RN,
- lamented the former prime minister and possible 2027 presidential candidate Dominique de Villepin, a conservative in the past but now shifting to the leftBBCbbc.com/news/articles…
The world is under a spell,
- said former prime minister Dominique de Villepin, while advisers to the current French president, Emmanuel Macron, noteLe Mondelemonde.fr/en/opinion…
And of course if Donald Trump goes forward, the status of the US will go from adversary or rival to the one of enemy,
- Mr Villepin saidDaily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/world…
In no case should Europe accept any damage to European sovereignty,
- Mr Villepin told Bloomberg TV, as he stressed that a case of one Nato member attacking anotherDaily Expressexpress.co.uk/news/world…
We are in the process of denying our own historical identity,
- said De Villepin, who represented President Jacques Chirac when speaking before the United Nations Security Council against the US intervention in Iraq in 2003.Le Mondelemonde.fr/en/politics…
Earlier
France's presidential hopefuls show little enthusiasm for AI debate in Marseille
Le Mondelemonde.fr/en/politics…Saudi Crown Prince informs Macron his inability to attend G7 Summit due to prior commitments
Saudi Gazettesaudigazette.com.sa/article/66…With less than a year until the French presidential election, the government is looking into a key question — how to protect the vote from foreign interference
France 24france24.com/en/video…French PM holds summit to counter foreign interference in elections
France 24france24.com/en/video…As G7 leaders prepare to gather in France, former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin speaks to Christiane Amanpour about the widening conflict with Iran, rising global energy prices, the future of Ukraine, and what Europe hopes to achieve amid mounting geopolitical crises
CNNcnn.com/2026/06…French presidential hopeful de Villepin probed over gifts received as foreign minister
Politico Europepolitico.eu/article/french…Villepin has positioned himself as a potential candidate for France's 2027 election, gaining visibility on social media, as the field of mainstream contenders to challenge the far-right candidate becomes more crowded
Reutersreuters.com/world/frances…Presidential hopefuls Philippe and Attal 'cannot afford to totally break with Macron'
Le Mondelemonde.fr/en/opinion…Trump Gambles New Iran Strikes Will Save Flailing MAGA Agenda
Bloomberg Newsbloomberg.com/news/articles…Within hours, decade-old posts by Donald Trump — in which he repeatedly warned that then-President Barack Obama would “manufacture” a war with Iran to boost his re-election prospects — resurfaced en masse
Hindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/world/news…Trump Administration Reverses Course on Starting Regime-Change Wars
The Wall Street Journalwsj.com/livecoverage/iran…Duplicitous American diplomacy became a fig leaf for premeditated aggression
Guardiantheguardian.com/commentisfree/…Iran Nuclear Talks Trump Voices Frustration Seeks Meaningful Deal We Have Big Decision To Make
ABP Livenews.abplive.com/news/world…More than half of Americans are scared by the prospect of a war with Iran — and only 1 in 3 back the use of force as the Trump administration inches closer to military action against the Islamic Republic
Daily Maildailymail.co.uk/news/article…Why No One Is Pushing Back on Trump’s Iran Threats
Foreign Policyforeignpolicy.com/2026/02…Killing of nationalist student leaves French far left in deep trouble as elections loom
BBCbbc.com/news/articles…French President Emmanuel Macron has clashed with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni over the killing of a French far-right activist who was beaten to death by hard-left activists in Lyon
Aljazeeraaljazeera.com/news/2026…Macron pushes to Le Pen-proof France before 2027 election
Politico Europepolitico.eu/article/emmanuel…This impression has been heightened by the paralysis of the French government, which, lacking a majority, has been unable to enact reforms
Le Mondelemonde.fr/en/opinion…Europe and China: Rereading Trump’s strategic posture
Arutz Shevaisraelnationalnews.com/news/42…This impression has been heightened by the paralysis of the French government, which, lacking a majority, has been unable to enact reforms
Le Mondelemonde.fr/en/opinion…'Donald Trump floods the political and media landscape, even in France, where domestic issues suddenly seem trivial'
Le Mondelemonde.fr/en/opinion…By any standard of justice, this regime, a diabolically wicked relic of medieval brutality, must be dismantled
Arutz Shevaisraelnationalnews.com/news/42…Offer to join Trump’s new era is met with growing sense of European steeliness
Guardiantheguardian.com/world/2026…With each decision and excess — be it tariff threats, ambitions toward Greenland or the brutal enforcement of his anti-immigration policy — Donald Trump has flooded the political and media landscape, even in France, where domestic issues suddenly seem trivial
Le Mondelemonde.fr/en/opinion…Greenlanders use Trump threats to push for independence from Denmark
The Telegraphtelegraph.co.uk/business/2026…U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to travel to Denmark next week for talks with senior Danish officials, as diplomatic tensions rise following renewed statements from President Donald Trump about Greenland
ABP Livenews.abplive.com/news/world…US launches strikes on Venezuela, drawing widespread condemnation
ANTARA Newsen.antaranews.com/news/398602…With his lightning raid to snatch Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro, U.S. President Donald Trump has shown that President Vladimir Putin’s self-proclaimed “multipolar” world of anti-Western dictatorial alliances from Caracas to Tehran is essentially toothless
Politico Europepolitico.eu/article/donald…America’s raid on Venezuela reveals the limits of China’s reach
Hindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/world/news…Condemnation comes as Nicolas Maduro appeared in a court in New York and pleaded not guilty to drug charges
Aljazeeraaljazeera.com/news/liveblog…By targeting Venezuela, Donald Trump is also striking at China's interests
Le Mondelemonde.fr/en/international…Charged with 'narco-terrorism' among other things, deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were taken by helicopter to a New York court to face charges
WAtodaywatoday.com.au/world/nicolas…Europe fumbles at UN: UK condemns Maduro but stays quiet on US military raid inside Venezuela
Hindustan Timeshindustantimes.com/videos/euro…One big concern for China is that America’s actions can create even more uncertainties than Trump’s tariff and trade policies
South China Morning Postscmp.com/opinion/comment…