Interview
Collected by Laurent Larcher
Published on July 14, 2026 at 8:35 a.m.
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“We are training to confront an enemy that would be of the type of the Russian army, because it represents the potentially most dangerous model,” explains General Jean Laurentin.
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General Jean Laurentin is the head of Land Special Actions Command (Cast), which provides capabilities for special operations. Return of high intensity, preparation, missions, responses, he answers questions from La Croix, on the eve of his departure from Cast, July 31, 2026.
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The military parade of July 14, 2026 intends in particular to show Russia that France and the Europeans are actively preparing for high-intensity war. General Jean Laurentin, head of the Land Special Actions Command (Cast), discusses this preparation.
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