The Patriots' leader, Florian Philippot, in May 2022 (AFP)

According to the leader of France's far-right Eurosceptic party The Patriots, Florian Philippot, NATO’s strategy towards military assistance to Ukraine could result in the much-avoided World War III.

The politician took to Twitter on Monday to say that "China officially demands that the United States stop supplying weapons to Ukraine! This is getting very, very serious! Are we going to race toward World War III or stop following NATO and its American war strategy like poodles?!"

« La Chine demande officiellement aux États-Unis d'arrêter les livraisons d'armes à l'Ukraine » !
Là ça devient très très sérieux !
➡️ On fonce vers la 3è guerre mondiale ou on arrête de suivre comme des caniches l’OTAN et sa stratégie américaine de guerre ?!
— Florian Philippot (@f_philippot) January 30, 2023

Just 10 days ago, Philippot tweeted that American politicians are aiming to trigger a world war in Europe.

"Under pressure from American hawks, EU countries are going into a total delirium over the delivery of increasingly heavy weapons to [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelensky," Philippot posted, adding that "American hawks want a world war, in Europe!"

Sous pression des faucons américains, les pays de l’UE sont en train de partir dans un délire total sur la livraison d’armes de plus en plus lourdes à #Zelensky ! Macron va peut-être même donner des chars Leclerc !
Les faucons américains veulent la guerre mondiale, en Europe !
— Florian Philippot (@f_philippot) January 20, 2023

This coincides with the same day that Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning expressed that the US was the main instigator and fueler of the war in Ukraine. She stated that, as opposed to its claims of caring about the Ukrainians, the continuous supply of weapons to Ukraine contradicts that claim.

The US and several Western countries recently announced a new military package for Kiev, including battle tanks, armored infantry vehicles, and artillery systems. The US Department of State said that Ukrainians could possess the capabilities to carry out strikes against Russian troops in Crimea thanks to weapons supplied by Washington.