Anne-Claire Coudray and Caroline Roux would no doubt have hoped for another answer… Unfortunately, we will have to settle for this one. Indeed, this Thursday, July 14, Emmanuel Macron received the two journalists in the gardens of the Elysée to answer their many questions. If the majority related to the situation of France, at the economic level, at work, or even Uber Files, the Head of State still lingered at length on an event that has frozen the majority of the planet for several month now: the war in Ukraine.
As a reminder, Vladimir Putin declared war on his opponents on February 24 when no one thought he was capable. However, the Russian Head of State had warned for many years. Faced with these decisions, European heads of state chose to block Russian banking circuits. But also to suspend flights to Russia or landing in Europe.
We’re only just starting
And this situation could well last for a few more months, even a few years… “Is this war going to last?”asked Caroline Roux to Emmanuel Macron who was no doubt hoping to be reassured by the Head of State. “I will lie to you by telling you that we have all the answers”he replied at first before calling back: “We did not trigger it and we are not stakeholders in the strict sense of the term. We are doing everything, we have done everything. I traveled to Ukraine and Russia in February so that it would not be triggered. “.
Following his response, the President of the Republic was even more alarmist and dropped a huge bombshell about the situation of the next few months: “Today, I think we all have to be prepared for it to last. The summer and the beginning of autumn will undoubtedly be very hard because today there is a very intense fight. .. The Ukrainians are defending themselves with incredible courage with equipment that, among others, France and its allies have provided”. Worse still, Emmanuel Macron admits that we must already think about “Give us all of Russian gas. I don’t think this scenario is theoretical. I think it’s very hard and we have to prepare for it”.
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