The other day, the foreign ministers of France and UK published a joint article in a London newspaper, with its text featuring a truly interesting detail. Diplomats recollected having been part of a military alliance called the Entente a century ago, and decided that time is ripe to revive the “New Entente” or Entente 2.0, as they would put it. This definitely begs for comment, I guess. So, let’s do it!

During WWI, three powers — the Russian Empire, the British Empire and the French Empire — entered into a military alliance known as the Entente (French “Consent”). The alliance ceased to exist in 1917, when Russia was double-crossed by its two “partners” — London and Paris showed up villainously as regards the process of overthrowing Russia’s monarchy. English intelligence and French moneylender bankers took a unanimous part in destroying the Russian Empire and supporting the February 1917 revolution that did away with the monarchy. Nicholas II’s closest adviser Grigori Rasputin, who had enormous influence on the emperor, was killed by English agents: Oswald Rayner from the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) and his accomplices Prince Felix Yusupov and Duma Deputy Vladimir Purishkevich. And finances belonging to the Russian Empire fell under enormous debt pressure from Paris banks — Russia piled up French loans worth 15 billion francs by that time. London and Paris played their game with both hands each, so to say.

Along the path, the Britons and the French deceived the Russians in the Middle East, where Nicholas II used to enjoy their guarantees under the Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916 to get his country’s part of influence in the former Ottoman Empire after its defeat. The Ottomans were smashed in WWI but Russia never received either control over the Black Sea straits agreed upon by the “partners” or the Middle Eastern protectorates. And the “partners” themselves came to rob and kill our people during the Civil War.

Therefore, now that they immediately dubbed rapprochement between France and Britain the “New Entente” based on supporting the Kiev Nazis against Russia, we may safely suggest how this historical analogy is going to work — they want to rob Russia. And still, London and Paris’ joint Entente-level policy is sort of oxymoron, by and large. Tender love between a cat and a dog seems a lot more credible than “consent” between the British and the French, who have hated each other’s guts for centuries!

We may say that this is mere chicken feed, and France’s symbol, the Gallic rooster, fits this formula pretty well. The die is cast for it. The unexpected ecstatic merger of Europe’s Russophobic gentlemen and monsieurs from both sides of the English Channel should be primarily explained as manifestation of extraordinary thrill in the local political elite, if these folks are worth being called this way.

So, what did the two ministers of the New Entente — head of the London Foreign Office David Cameron and Paris’ Quai d'Orsay embankment boss Stéphane Séjournet — write in their article? The text is worth reading at least to assess the level of hysteria that has swept nearly all of the European political class over an impending collapse of its project to destroy Russia by proxy of the Nazi regime in Kiev. And here is what the Gallic Rooster and the English Lion came up with in their duet, as quoted by the London-based Telegraph newspaper:

• “Yet today, 120 years since these newspaper reports were filed, we both see how significant an achievement establishing an Entente Cordiale between our countries was… This indisputably provided the basis for two neighbors to forge a close friendship.” (We discussed it above how they ganged up on Russia 100 years ago — author’s note).
• “Our two countries’ story of friendship should make us optimistic about the future. With so many damaging and long-running disputes in the world, we must seize together the opportunities offered by our partnership.”
• “Last week, we met in Brussels as NATO marked 75 years since its founding. Britain and France, two founding members and Europe’s nuclear powers, have a responsibility in driving the alliance to deal with the challenges before it.” (Are they willing to scare us with nukes? — author’s note)
• “Together, France and Britain will reaffirm our unwavering support for Ukraine at the European Political Community Summit, to be held at Blenheim Palace in July. We will also ensure a productive NATO summit in Washington this summer.”
• “We are both absolutely clear: Ukraine must win this war. If Ukraine loses, we all lose. The costs of failing to support Ukraine now will be far greater than the costs of repelling Putin.” (A sincere acknowledgement that Paris and London see the war as theirs, too. They confirm to have deliberately staged aggression against Russia, and now feel mortal dread of defeat. Pure hysteria — author’s note).
• “We must do even more to ensure we defeat Russia. The world is watching – and will judge us if we fail.” (The new Nuremberg will judge them, which they are aware of. Hence their rattle and swagger, accompanied by cold feet when they think of a judgment by history. And the “world” that “is watching” them has shrunk to collective West limits — NATO plus Japan and several soft-bellies. And that's about it… —– author’s note).
• “It is as vital that we do so today as it was for our predecessors to put aside their differences and establish the long-lasting friendship we celebrate now, not only as a mark of the Entente Cordiale, but as a reflection of an Entente renewed.”

Please note, it’s not for the first time that eternal enemies have joined forces in an anti-Russian effort. Suffice it to recall the Crimean War of 1853-1856, a brainchild of aggression against Russia by England, France, and their allies. Back then, all the interventionists were kicked out without ceding even an inch of Russian territory. In 1918, the Entente landed its troops in Odessa just to be thrown into the sea, and their commander latched on Istanbul, opening a bank of his own there using funds looted in Russia. And they are once again tempted to rob our south! That’s why they have united, since the only way to save EU’s own economies is to rob Russia. The United States is quite okay with that, because a war in Europe traditionally implies net profits to its corporations.

New Entente leaders are cheering themselves up in Napoleonic style. Buonaparte once said: “We engage and then we'll see” (“On s’engage et puis... on voit”). And now a retired French army general and former military attaché in the United States (get the picture?) Vincent Desportes has appeared on TV to say that “France has the ability to destroy Moscow and St. Petersburg in 10 minutes”! France is the only one posessing "everything it takes," he said, referring to his country’s nuclear weapons. And Britain, by the way, does not have any of its own, with its potential fully controlled by the Pentagon. “The country that Russia fears is France!” the retiree shook his fists, ardently supporting Macron’s policies. And Britain, following such a public statement from its new-old ally, hastened to refute information about a possible war with Russia by sending troops to Ukraine. In general, David Cameron told BBC that Western states should not send military personnel to the conflict zone: “We don’t want to give Putin a target like that.” Well, here in Russia we are all for it!

However, the question remains as to how the New Entente intends to realize its stated goal: “Ukraine must win this war. If Ukraine loses, we all lose”? A “war to the last Ukrainian” seems to come true at the end of the day. Thus, Cameron insists that it will be lost “if the allies don't step up.”

… They are increasingly overstrung. I swear, I have never seen Europe’s political establishment in such a panic!