“The days to come will probably be harder and harder”Emmanuel Macron announces immediately, this Wednesday, March 2 during his speech.
“I salute the courage of the Ukrainian people”then specifies the President of the Republic who again takes a serious tone, evoking the Russian attacks on their territory. “I address to President Volodymyr Zelenski the fraternal support of France”he said.
“Russia is not attacked, it is the aggressor!”
“We have done everything to avoid it. Since 2017, I have conducted a demanding and constant dialogue with President Putin”continues Emmanuel Macron who wants to highlight all the times he has tried to appease and in particular, his recent trip to the Kremlin widely publicized.
President Putin “deliberately chose war”. “There are no NATO troops or bases in Ukraine. Russia is not attacked, it is the aggressor. (…) This war is the fruit of a spirit of revenge born of a revisionist reading of the history of Europe”insists the head of state.
Emmanuel Macron then talks about the international community: “This very afternoon, the General Assembly of the United Nations condemned, by an overwhelming vote, this aggression. The international community has thus shown its unity.” The majority voted in favor of a resolution condemning Russia’s invasion and calling on it to immediately withdraw all its forces from Ukraine.
Punishments
“We quickly and proportionately took sanctions against Russia and its leaders. The assets of several hundred Russian personalities close to the government were thus frozen in France, several large Russian banks were excluded from the systems international markets, making many transactions impossible, leading to the fall of the rouble. The Russian propaganda organs have just ceased broadcasting in Europe on the ground.”recalled the tenant of the Elysée this evening.
The state of Franco-Russian relations
The President of the Republic has been very clear about his relationship with Putin. “We are not at war with Russia, we all know what binds us to this great European people, the Russian people, who sacrificed so much during the Second World War to save Europe”, said Macron. “I have also chosen to remain in contact and I will remain in contact as much as necessary with President Putin, to relentlessly seek to convince him to give up arms”, he concluded on this subject, wanting reassurance.
France and refugees
“Several hundred thousand refugees from Ukraine are and will be welcomed on our continent. France will play its part”clearly indicates the one who, for the moment, has not yet formalized his candidacy for the 2022 presidential election.
New page in history, new strong measures!
“France will pursue its strategy of independence and investment in its economy”Macron notified the French who ordered an economic and social resilience plan. “I have asked the Prime Minister to draw up an economic and social resilience plan for the next few days to respond to all these difficulties.”
A major meeting in Versailles of European chefs
Before leaving the antenna, the president announces a summit meeting with his European counterparts: “Our European defense must take a new step, which is why I will bring together the European Heads of State and Government in Versailles on March 10 and 11.”
And the presidential, turned upside down?
This is THE question that everyone has been asking for a few hours. Not planned according to Emmanuel Macron! “This war also comes to impact our democratic life, and the campaign which officially opens at the end of this week. This campaign must allow an important democratic debate for the nation”he says. “I know I can count on you, your attachment to freedom, equality, fraternity, France’s place in the world. I will never stop defending them and carrying them high in your name. Long live the Republic, long live France.”
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