PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday (Aug 19) warned European allies to not belief Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom he referred to as “an ogre at our gates”.
Macron’s remarks got here as Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy seemed set for a peace summit after fast-moving talks on Monday between Donald Trump and European leaders that targeted on the important thing difficulty of long-term safety ensures for Kyiv.
“Putin has not often honoured his commitments,” Macron informed the LCI broadcaster. “He has continually been a drive for destabilisation. He has sought to redraw borders to extend his energy.”
Macron mentioned he didn’t consider that Russia would “return to peace and a democratic system from someday to the following”.
Putin, “together with for his personal survival, must preserve consuming”, Macron mentioned. “Which means he’s a predator, an ogre at our gates.”
This didn’t imply that France would “come beneath assault tomorrow”, Macron mentioned, “however in fact it is a menace to Europe … let’s not be naive”.
