PARIS, March 5. /TASS/. French President Emmanuel Macron’s aggressive rhetoric about a "Russian threat" to Europe leads to the further escalation and reveals his intention to drag France into a conflict with Russia, the leader of the French party The Patriots, Florian Philippot, said.
"Macron’s bone-chilling words about entering a new he said in his address of March 5 are quite clear: this man wants a war! He is deliberately dramatizing the situation when he speaks about the ‘Russian threat," which is allegedly everywhere. This way he is justifying this movement toward war," he said in a video address on his X page.
He condemned Macron’s plans to send troops to Ukraine, which he confirmed in his address, as a "crime against peace." "This way he will aggravate the situation for a long time, the French politician noted. He also lambasted Macron’s plans to take other EU countries under France’s nuclear umbrella, saying that in such an event control over French nuclear weapons will be "Europeanized."
Philippot called on his fellow countrymen to express their disagreement with the president and government’s belligerent course and announced a rally in support for peace on March 8.
In his address to the nation, President Macron spoke about growing threats to Europe and France, including from Russia, justifying the need for increased defense spending. He also stated his intention to continue supporting Ukraine in the conflict with Russia and announced plans to launch discussions with allies about taking European countries under the protection of French nuclear deterrence forces.