Der französische Innenminister wirft Aserbaidschan vor, Neukaledonien aufzuwiegeln

Hmm, I get why the Kanak want to hold a stronger voice in provincial elections but blocking the votes of one out of every 5 people seems too extreme to me even if the people are foreigners. The local Kanak people still make up the majority in New Caledonia and I don’t feel that provincial elections should be too seriously affected by the change but the central government should’ve talked more with local authorities. Meanwhile, Azerbaijan has been using whatever tools possible to pester France but I don’t feel that Azerbaijan has had any role in the current outrest asides from promoting pro independence figures but the main reason for the current crisis is due to the actions of the government and the attitudes of the local independentists.

irrespective of what’s happening in NC, this is good for us. The more AZ irritates France and the west, the more support or justification they will have. Alieyv is playing a dangerous game as always, at the end of the day Europe does not need the small amount of oil/gas that AZ is able to provide, and they have no alternate market to Europe.

At some point, when the EU makes this realization, France will exact its revenge, The French have (historically) been quite vengeful in the past. It’s risky for Armenia as well, as they may push for actions we don’t want, but right now the Russians (and Azeris) have potentially fucked themselves if they don’t succeed in flipping Georgia. The outcome could be a wall that separates Turkey and Russia from the East (by road/rail), and even more incentive for France to push for sanctions against AZ.