CALLS PUTIN AN “OGRE”
Macron stated he stood by his earlier description of Putin as an “ogre at our gates,” remarks that drew an offended response from Moscow.
“We are saying there’s an ogre on the gates of Europe. .. that is very a lot what the Georgians (after a 2008 invasion), the Ukrainians and plenty of different nations really feel very deeply,” Macron stated. “That may be a man who has determined to go down an authoritarian path and impose an imperialism to alter worldwide frontiers.”
He added that Putin typically says one factor at worldwide talks after which acts otherwise on the bottom.
“The hole between President Putin’s positions at worldwide summits and the fact on the bottom reveals how insincere he’s,” Macron stated, pointing to lethal Russian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv on Thursday.
