Nicolas Sarkozy is a Frenchmen. This much is true no matter how much we can twist it or try to soften the fact (his maternal grandfather was a Jew who converted to Catholicism, his father was Hungarian etc.).
However, if we can find it in our hearts to look past his Frenchness and listen to what he has to say, then we might be surprised how sensible a person he is...
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... basically, he proposes conducting
internationally supervised referenda to decide the future of lands currently under Russian control in Ukraine. As a wise politician Sarkozy knows that one should always follow good, tested legal precedents, and such precedent was set in the case of Kosovo. Being a democrat Mr Sarkozy wants to allow the people of the lands torn by war to decide their future - a commendable attitude.
Of course, certain people might not be happy with such solution. In such case NATO should bomb them, like they bombed Serbia. One should always follow great solutions already tested by the Collective West. Thank you for pointing out the obvious, Mr Sarkozy.