French politician Marine Le Pen has accused President Emmanuel Macron of wanting to go to war with Russia in an interview with France Info that aired on Thursday.
The three-time presidential candidate said that Macron’s recent remarks on sending NATO trainers to Ukraine and allowing Kiev to use Western-supplied weapons to strike certain targets in Russia risk turning the current conflict into the next World War.
Le Pen’s comments come amid intense discussions in the West on how far into Russia Kiev should be allowed to strike using Western long-range weapons.
Several NATO governments have said they are in favor of strikes on Russian territory, while NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has urged member-states to lift some of their restrictions on the use of Western arms.
Macron weighed into the discussion on Tuesday, opining that NATO should allow Ukraine to neutralize military sites inside Russia from which Ukraine is being attacked, even if they are far behind the front line.
Le Pen slammed the idea, arguing that it creates the risk of a global conflict.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that over the past few months, Kiev has already conducted multiple strikes on Russian territory, particularly on Belgorod Region, thereby compelling Russia to launch a cross border operation in Kharkov Region to create a buffer zone.
The Russian leader has also warned Kiev’s Western backers that any long-range strikes using NATO weaponry would represent an escalation of the conflict and could lead to serious consequences.
If these serious consequences occur in Europe, how will the USA behave, bearing in mind our parity in the field of strategic weapons? Hard to say. Do they want global conflict?
Le Pen previously accused Macron of playing politics with war and hijacking the Ukraine conflict for his electoral agenda.
She has consistently opposed plans to admit Ukraine into NATO and the EU, place economic sanctions on Russia and to deliver heavy (nuclear) weapons to Kiev.
The reports were confirmed by Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s office, which said that limited strikes are now allowed against direct threats to Kharkov Region, where Russian troops have recently made significant gains.
Moscow has repeatedly insisted that Western arms supplies to Kiev will only prolong the war, and accused Ukraine of using the weapons to attack civilian infrastructure within Russia.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Friday slammed the Western discussions about allowing Ukraine to strike deep inside Russia as a classic NATO-style manipulation.
RT. com / ABC Flash Point News 2024.
Macron is a neophyte zealous on serving the Sodomites in geo cum national political turf. Only seeking relevance and it doesn’t exist an aiota.
Little gay Napoleon. France will need a lot of people who identify as men to go to war. This may be a big problem for gay Pari.
Wake up France before there is nobody left to wake.