In our one hundredth episode of ‘Brussels, my love?’, we talk about the fragile diplomacy and political turbulence behind the spectacular reopening of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral, and the destiny of Syrian asylum-seekers after the autumn of Assad’s regime.
We’re joined by Bart Szewczyk, international coverage professional with the German Marshall Fund, Maria Tadeo, correspondent with Le Grand Continent and Nessim Achouche, coverage professional with the Rosa Luxembourg Basis.
The panel mirrored on the current assembly between US President-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian chief Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who had been each in Paris to see the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral.
It was a sensible transfer to have Trump and Zelenksyy as the primary friends of honour, Bart Szewczyk stated — setting the stage for robust transatlantic ties and a means out of the lengthy Russia-Ukraine battle.
“I believed that was a really good gesture on his [Trump’s] half, to come back to Paris, to be a part of this ceremony and a part of this event”, Szewczyk stated.
“He even wore a yellow tie with the blue go well with,” a attainable reference to the colors of Ukraine’s nationwide flag, he stated, including: “I do not know if that was intentional or not, but when it was, it was warmly acquired”.
The panel additionally mirrored on Bashar al-Assad’s fall from energy within the Center East, and on the choice of many European states to droop asylum proceedings for Syrians. Round 6 million individuals have fled Syria for the reason that outbreak of civil battle over a decade in the past, and the jury continues to be out on whether or not or not the nation is protected to return to.
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