Macron accuses Russia of being "one of the last colonial imperial powers"

Europe 1 with AFP 4:42 p.m., July 27, 2022

French President Emmanuel Macron accused Wednesday, from Benin, Russia of being "one of the last imperial colonial powers" after launching "a territorial war" in Ukraine.

"Russia has launched an offensive against Ukraine, it's a territorial war that we thought had disappeared from European soil, it's a war from the beginning of the 20th century, even the 19th century, I'm talking about a continent (the Africa, editor's note) which suffered from colonial imperialism. Russia is one of the last colonial imperial powers" in deciding "to invade a neighboring country to defend its interests there", said the president during a conference of press with his Beninese counterpart Patrice Talon in Cotonou.

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