The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has warned that Russian aggression “knows no borders”, will not stop at Ukraine and is a direct threat to France and Europe which must prepare in case the US steps away from its side.

“I want to believe the US will stay by our side,” Macron said in a televised address late on Wednesday. “But we have to be ready if that isn’t the case,” he said.

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Macron said to the French public in a prime-time TV speech: “I’m speaking to you tonight because of the international situation and its consequences for Europe … I know you are legitimately worried faced with the historic events that are shaking the world order.

“The war in Ukraine, which has left almost one million dead and injured, continues with the same intensity. The US, our ally, has changed its position on this war, supporting Ukraine less and allowing doubt to linger on what will come next.”

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      As a hungarian, wholeheartedly fuck orban and his ghouls. I’m ashamed of our nation

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          Some, but they’ve been the governing party for the last 15 yrs. In that time they’ve made a lot of changes to the constitution, russian style media dominance and a good amount of gerrymandering. It is not even close to an even playfield unfortunately

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    I was at least hoping World War III would be kicked off by something interesting. Not two men getting cranky at another man for perceived lack of sufficient ball gargling

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      It’s an excuse. It is staged anger to justify reducing aid because Putin made them.

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    It feels like everything politicians and officials say nowadays would have made sense if they said it one year ago.

    They’re closing the barn door after the horse has bolted.

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    Europe should go ahead and send their armies into Ukraine instead of making speeches on TV. That is who they are saying they are. Please keep the USA out of endless war.

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        He’s been saying the right things regarding this conflict, but people forget he’s been disgraceful internally.

        Macron is a dead man walking in France. Or at least he was until recently.

        Too bad nowadays you can’t criticize without being labelled.

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        If you consider pro-russis a post calling out macron for trying to ban encryption and for passing a law that makes it illegal to film police it sound like you hate russia a bit too much.

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            Stop dodging and answer.

            I always answer to most questions, unlike the idiots who accuse of russian trolling and don’t bring anything useful into the conversation.

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          I think he was talking about your comments on conscription in ukraine, and the one suggesting ukraine is attacking russian civilians with drones

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            the one suggesting ukraine is attacking russian civilians with drones

            This is some shit you just invented, go ahead and link the comment