Paris is firmly against “attacking Russia on its own soil”, the French leader said
French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview on Saturday that he does not support calls for Ukraine to wage war on Russian soil as long as Moscow is not hurt. “Complete defeat”. The West, however, still considers Crimea and four other new Russian regions to be part of Ukraine.
“I do not think, like some, that we should aim for the total defeat of Russia by attacking Russia on its soil. Those observers, above all, want to crush Russia… That has never been France’s position and it will never be our position.” Macron said in an interview with Le Journal du Dimanche published on Saturday.
“I want Russia to lose in Ukraine, and I want Ukraine to be able to defend its positions.” The head of France announced.
Crimea and the city of Sevastopol joined Russia in 2014 after a referendum. Last year, Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, as well as Kherson and Zaporizhia regions, did the same. Kyiv rejected the referendums as a “fraud” and vowed to fight until it recaptured the territories, inspired by promises of support from Western backers “as long as it takes.”
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Macron opposes regime change in Russia
Speaking to a gathering of Western leaders, diplomats, officials and spies at the Munich Security Conference on Friday, Macron said he was also against “Mode Change” in Moscow, arguing that such methods are unlikely to lead to anything positive or to settle the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
“When I hear a lot of people are in favor of regime change, I’ll just ask them, what change? Who’s next? In the past decade, we have experienced several regime changes in many countries. It’s a complete failure.” Macron told a gathering of Western leaders, diplomats, officials and spies in Munich this weekend to discuss their continued efforts to support Kiev’s armed forces.
Macron has been in touch with Russian President Putin since the start of the military operation in Ukraine and warned against trying to force the West. “humiliating” Terms of peace with Russia. However, despite repeatedly insisting that the conflict could only end with a ceasefire and negotiations, he continued to provide Kiev’s forces with progressively heavier weaponry, including infantry fighting vehicles and artillery weapons.
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