French President Emmanuel Macron's stance on the Russia-Ukraine conflict has shifted from dove to hawk, with him now advocating for sending troops to Ukraine. This change has been described as the most radical position among European leaders by the Kremlin. Macron's initiative has been criticized by Russian officials as a distraction from domestic issues and labeled as a 'PR stunt' by the Russian foreign minister.
Macron’s troops in Ukraine rhetoric is ‘PR stunt’ – Lavrov The French president’s remarks were intended to serve as a 'distraction' for voters at home, the Russian foreign minister believes https://t.co/RHYqVJHkoo https://t.co/dh6zUg5KxH
French President Emmanuel Macron's initiative to send troops to Ukraine was not well prepared, and NATO is not ready for it" Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina made a rather unexpected statement https://t.co/s5PBKDEGTk
Lavrov : French President Emmanuel Macron is creating a distraction with his statements about sending troops to Ukraine because domestic issues seem to be unimportant for him and it is necessary to divert attention from existing problems, https://t.co/fwrV0cOdeB
Kremlin: Macron is the most radical supporter of escalation in Ukraine French President Emmanuel Macron takes the most radical positions in the European establishment on the need to send troops to Ukraine, and the Kremlin follows that rhetoric, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov… https://t.co/Qbiou43BRK
Kremlin spokesman Peskov: French President Macron now takes the most radical position of all European leaders on the issue of the conflict in Ukraine, as the initiator of the discussion about sending foreign [military] contingents there. (RIA)
A tribute to the President of #France Emmanuel Macron, who seems to be tired of #Russian impunity, threats, red lines and Western escalation management that #Russia perceives as a weakness that allows it to expand and intensify its aggression. Bonne nuit!🙂 https://t.co/HZZrvCJvhe
.@gzeromedia From dove to hawk: Explaining Macron’s Russia-Ukraine journey https://t.co/0AIiohuEiK