As all of Europe is maneuvering to adjust to a brand-new world under President Donald J. Trump – and to oppose his policies and initiatives – perhaps no other head of state is moving as frantically as French President Emmanuel Macron.
An unpopular leader unable to fix his nations’ many problems, Macron never misses an opportunity to try to pose as a geopolitical figure of great import, even if he never really becomes one.
Mere days after he launched his proposal for an ‘exploratory 30-day truce between Russia and Ukraine’ – an idea universally rejected – Macron has taken to TV in France to share with his countrymen – and multitude of illegals – a whole new slew of ideas.
During today’s TV address, he attacked the US and Russia, saying that the future of Europe and its security ‘cannot be decided in Moscow or in Washington’, in a clear criticism of US-Russian peace process, which would include a solution for the 3-year-long Ukraine war.
The French president called for ‘long-term support to Ukraine’ including ‘sending European troops to Ukraine’ to enforce the ceasefire.
[Waste of breath: no Euro-peacekeepers will be accepted by Russia.]
After lying that the push for rearmament in Europe will not bring about higher taxes, Macron the fearmonger warns France to prepare for the US to not remain at their side.
The Telegraph reported:
“I want to believe that the US will remain at our side but we must prepare for this not being the case. Whatever happens, we must equip ourselves more (in Europe). We remain attached to Nato but we must reinforce our independence and defense and security.
[…] Emmanuel Macron said in the televised address that he plans to hold a meeting of all European army chiefs in Paris next week to ‘guarantee future peace in Ukraine’.”
He vowed that France will make ‘decisive steps’ at Thursday’s summit, and proceeded to demonize Russia, as all good Euro-Globalists are wont to do.
“Russia has ‘turned the Ukraine war into a global conflict’, […] ‘Russia is continuing to arm, spending more than 40% of its budget to that end’.
‘By 2030, Russia plans to increase its army to have 300,000 additional soldiers, 3,000 extra jet fighters – who can believe that in this context, Russia will stop at Ukraine? […] Russia has become and will remain a threat to France and Europe’.”
And finally, in a major – but usual – escalation, Macron floated using the – limited – French nuclear arsenal to protect Europe.
Reuters reported:
“Paris is open to discussing an extension of France’s nuclear umbrella to its European partners, President Emmanuel Macron said in a grave address to the nation, in which he warned that Russia was a threat for all of Europe.
France and Britain are Europe’s only two nuclear powers.
Stressing that France was uniquely placed in Europe thanks to its nuclear deterrent capability, Macron said he was open to discussing extending that protection to European allies. He added that the ultimate decision on nuclear weapons would remain in the hands of the French president.
The French nuclear deterrent is air- and sea-based, with Rafale fighter jets and nuclear submarines being able to strike at any time, on the instruction of the French president alone.”
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