​Macron: I do not want the destruction of Russia, but the defeat in the war

2023-02-19 09:11:34Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
​Macron: I do not want the destruction of Russia, but the defeat in the war
French President Emmanuel Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron said that he wants Russia's defeat against Ukraine, but not its collapse. 

At the same time, he warned those who "above all want to oppress Russia" that this will never be the position of his country.

"I want the defeat of Russia in Ukraine and I want Ukraine to be able to defend itself, but I am convinced that, in the end, this will not be done by military means," Macron said in an interview he gave to French media.

"I do not believe, as some do, that we should completely destroy Russia, attack her on her soil. These observers want above all to suppress Russia. This was not and will never be France's position," he added.

The "observers" seem to be, for the French president, those who, mainly in Eastern Europe, harshly criticized, in May 2022, his statement that Russia should be "humiliated".

In the same interview, which he gave Friday night on the plane that took him to Munich, Macron reiterated that he prefers a negotiated solution.

"What is needed today is for Ukraine to launch a military offensive that will split the Russian front to effect a return to negotiations," he told the three French media.

Macron also argued that "neither of the two sides can prevail, neither Ukraine nor Russia, because the results of the mobilization are not as important as they predicted and they (Russia) have limited options."

Emmanuel Macron also said that "all options other than Vladimir Putin in the current system" seemed "worse" to him than the Russian president, referring to the head of Russia's Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, and Wagner's mercenary founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin.

"Do we really believe that a democratic solution will emerge from Russian civil society after years of cruelty and in the midst of war? I sincerely hope, but I don't believe," he concluded.


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