French President Emmanuel Macron spoke harshly about the conflicts in Russia and Ukraine in his New Year’s speech. TV channel reported this TF1.
According to him, when European Parliament elections are held in June 2024, French voters will need to raise their voices to strengthen European sovereignty.
“They have to choose between stopping Russia, supporting Ukraine, or surrendering to authoritarian forces,” Macron said.
The French criticized the president’s speech. In the comments, residents of the country urged him to advocate a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Ukraine and not to provoke Russia.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the end of December statedHe said that Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky deceived Macron and then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel in December 2019.
Previously Macron spoke It’s about changing the world order.