The president of France, Emmanuel Macron, said Friday that “If there is someone who plays World War is called Vladimir Putin“And he considered that the United States is an ally:”The question is whether it will change”
“We have to build security elements for Ukraine and Europe, but we cannot forget a point, if someone who plays World War is called Vladimir Putin. It was he who started the aggression three years ago”Said Gallic president in an interview with the Portuguese state channel RTP3.
The statements were made minutes after a tense meeting at the White House among his American counterpart, Donald Trump, and the Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelenski, a meeting in which Trump accused the Ukrainian of “play”With World War.
The French leader considered that “The real threat currently for Europe is Russia“And he claimed that Putin threatened”To all“With nuclear attacks.
He also said that he sees “important“The meeting that occurred today to consider”necessary”The presence of the Ukrainian President in the negotiations, but recalled that, in addition to the United States, other countries helped Ukraine since the beginning of Russian aggression in 2022.
“I think that all of us, European, Japanese, Canadians, Americans, helped Ukraine from the first moment and we were right”, Added Macron, who sees“fair“Help kyiv.
The French president, who met Trump this week in the United States, said there has been “An alteration of values“Recent, but recalled that the Americans were on their side from the beginning and that is”necessary to wish that the dialogue be fruitful with President Zelenski”
About the Americans, he commented that they are “an ally”, but “the question is whether it will change.”
He also stated that “lucidity to Europeans” is necessary to face the challenge of the current European agency with that North American country.
On the other hand, China is an “adversary”, which “does not share our values” and “an economic competitor”, but also a partner in climatic and ocean issues: “we need it,” Macron defended.
On the function of Europe in the peace negotiations in Ukraine, the French president recalled that these do not exist if Ukraine is not included.
“What we want is for Ukraine to have the best possible conditions to defend their legitimate interests,” he said.
During the interview, Macron justified that Europe should better know how to be “Owner”Of its destiny, which will cover issues such as peace, climate, health or artificial intelligence.
He added that it is necessary for Europe to be “return the protagonist of your own security“, Have greater capacity and autonomy in”All game domains”; And he considered that the security of Europe “passes through Ukraine”
With regard to nuclear deterrence, he was open to discuss it: “If colleagues want to advance for greater autonomy and deterrence, then we will have to open this very deep strategic discussion. It has very sensitive and very confidential components, but I am available for this discussion to be open”He clarified.
Macron is in Portugal this Friday after an official two -day visit to Lisbon and Porto, in which he has met with the Portuguese Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, the president of the country, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and has signed eight cooperation agreements, among other issues.
Source: Gestion
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