According to him, the current statement by President Macron may have two interpretations.
“One is France’s dissatisfaction with the way the United States and the current administration, led by Trump, position themselves within NATO. If this meaning of the statement is closer to the truth, then from the point of view of relations between Russia and the alliance, it has few consequences. Then it’s just some kind of internal showdown, ”the senator said.
He also noted that there could be another, broader interpretation of the statement of the French leader.
According to the senator, Macron may say that the NATO mission needs to be clarified or seriously adjusted.
“Then this statement can only be welcomed, it will have a more far-reaching character, including for relations between Russia and NATO. From our point of view, the alliance is a vestige of the Cold War, ”concluded Kosachev.
Macron previously stated that NATO is in a state of "brain death."
According to the French leader, Europeans are “on the edge of the abyss” and can no longer count on US military defense.