French President Macron on warpath

   

French President Macron warns his countrymen: Europe must be ready for war. Macron devoted nearly all of a 30-minute-plus interview Thursday to Russia’s war in Ukraine .  

 “If war spread in Europe, Russia would be to blame,” Macron told two French presenters from news organizations TF1 and France2. “But if we decided to be weak; if we decided today that we would not respond, it would be choosing defeat already. And I don't want that.”

 “If Russia wins this war, Europe's credibility will be reduced to zero,” Macron said. “Deciding to abstain or vote against support to Ukraine, it's not choosing peace, it's choosing defeat. It's different,” he said.
 

Macron also called the war in Ukraine “existential for our Europe and for France.” When asked by the presenters why he is so serious, he explained, “Two years ago we said we would never send tanks. We did. Two years ago, we said we would never send medium-range missiles. We did…Those who say, ‘Let's not support Ukraine’ do not make the choice of peace, they make the choice of defeat,” he said.