Moscow denounces French president's comments on Russia

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova in Moscow on July 21, 2022. (Illustration photo) © AP

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The Munich conference ended this Sunday, February 19 and the war in Ukraine will have occupied a large part of the debates and speeches.

It is in this context that French President Emmanuel Macron said he wanted a Russian defeat in Ukraine while saying he wanted to prevent Russia from being " 

 ".

In Moscow, it was rather with circumspection that the words of the French president were received.

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Emmanuel Macron's statements particularly caught the attention of Russian diplomacy on Sunday.

The spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the always very talkative Maria Zakharova, did not hesitate to answer him on her Telegram channel.

And to point to a Macronian word which would have “ 

”, due to an incoherent speech on the part of the French president.

Maria Zakharova believes that Macron's position is untenable and that he contradicts himself: as a member of NATO, France can only follow the general will of a military defeat from Moscow - even when Macron assures us of not wanting to "

 " Russia and wanting a negotiated outcome.

Because during this time, Paris continues to deliver weapons to Ukraine, denounces the diplomat.

Other experts in geopolitics, such as the renowned Fiodor Loukianov, on the contrary, describe the position of the head of state as " 

 ", " 

 ".

But that's not all, other remarks by the French president also made the pro-Kremlin channels react.

At the Munich Security Conference, Macron declared that he was not in favor of the policy of " 

 ", after a plethora of failures on a global level.

It didn't take much for these Russian commentators to see an admission that indeed the West had been trying for years to overthrow Russian power.

An episode which is not likely to help in any case the climate of paranoia which reigns in Moscow, around the intentions of the Western bloc and NATO.

#Opinion by Maria #Zakharova

💬 @EmmanuelMacron admitted the West was not simply interfering in Russia's national affairs but even made attempts to overthrow the government.

Remember this when you hear someone speak of feelings of friendship.

🔗 https://t.co/gEaB9ZXafC pic.twitter.com/CKlsjptADp

— MFA Russia 🇷🇺 (@mfa_russia) February 19, 2023

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