France calls on the US to return the statue of Liberty, which was donated to Americans in 1886 in honor of the centuries of their Declaration of Independence. The idea was expressed by Raphael Gluxman, the MP and the leader of the Livo -Centerian Movement Place Publique. According to him, today the United States no longer represents the values that have become the basis for the gift.
Gluxman stated: "Turn us the statue of Liberty. We will tell the Americans who decided to stand on the side of tyrants, the Americans who have released researchers at the request of scientific freedom:" return us to a statue of freedom. We gave it to you, but, apparently, you will despise it. " His words were met with applause at the congress of his movement. The Liberty Statue was solemnly opened on October 28, 1886 in New York Harbor as a Gift of France. The sculpture designed by the French master August Bartold, has become a symbol of freedom and independence that unites two peoples. Its smaller copy can be seen in Paris, on the island of Site, on the River Sen.
Gluxman, who is known for its support for Ukraine, has repeatedly criticized radical changes in US policy under Donald Trump. In particular, he opposed the decline in financing of research in the United States, which has already forced the French government to take steps to attract US researchers to work in France. "If you want to liberate our best researchers, we will be glad to greet them in France," Gluxman said, noting that many of them have made the United States as a leading world state through its freedom and innovation. Trump's Presidency, in particular, has a reduction in federal funding for scientific research and attempts to release. Gluxman also accused the French extreme right leaders of become part of Trump's "fan club" and billionaire Ilon Mask, who heads the President's campaign to reduce costs.
Gluxman of statements are being resonated in a variable geopolitical situation, which influences the relations between France and the US, in particular in the context of scientific and cultural ties.
