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Macron's speech to the nation sounds like a declaration of war on Russia
French President Macron has given a speech to the nation making it clear that Europe intends to continue the war against Russia.
By Anti-Spiegel | March 5, 2025
Here I summarize the reports from Russian media about the speech to the nation that I found in various Russian news channels on Telegram and on the Russian news agency TASS, and which are confirmed in terms of content. Since I don't understand French, in such cases I wait for a summary of a speech, but Macron's statements were so harsh and aggressive that I am making an exception and writing a breaking news story.
What follows is a translation of the first Russian reports about Macron's speech to the nation on Wednesday evening.
Macron declared that only with a "pacified Russia" would peace return to the continent and he spoke out against the ceasefire in Ukraine. He said that peace "cannot be created at any price and under Russian dictation, nor can it be a capitulation of Ukraine." He continued:
"We must recognize the Russian threat. We must defend ourselves better. The future of Europe cannot be decided in Moscow or Washington."Further statements from Macron in telegram style:
• Russia has become a threat to France and Europe;
• Tomorrow's decisions cannot be based on yesterday's habits. We believe in defending democracy, in defending freedom of speech;
• Peace cannot be achieved on Russia’s terms and must not mean the capitulation of Ukraine,
• The Russian threat is real. It affects European countries. It affects us too;
• The conflict in Ukraine has become a global conflict. We see North Korean fighters. Iranian equipment is being used to help Russia;
• President Putin is violating our borders to kill opponents and rig elections;
• Russia is constantly arming itself. It is expanding its military;
• We must take action to ensure, first and foremost, the security of France, Europe and Ukraine;
• We must continue to help Ukraine resist until it can negotiate peace with Russia on its own terms, for itself and for all of us;
• We made the Minsk agreements in 2014 and Russia broke them. We cannot trust the agreements with Russia.
Macron also said he had decided to start a discussion on the use of France's nuclear weapons to defend the entire EU. He said he would start talks with allies on the possibility of placing European countries under the protection of France's nuclear deterrent force, following a call from German chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz. Macron said:
Macron also said he had decided to start a discussion on the use of France's nuclear weapons to defend the entire EU. He said he would start talks with allies on the possibility of placing European countries under the protection of France's nuclear deterrent force, following a call from German chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz. Macron said:
"In response to the historic call of the future German Chancellor, I have decided to start a strategic discussion on the defense of our allies in Europe with the French deterrent power."France will organize a meeting of the chiefs of staff of the armed forces of several countries that support Ukraine to discuss the possible deployment of a European contingent in Ukraine. He said that Ukraine must be given security guarantees for the future because Russia "cannot be trusted at its word." He wants to achieve this by stationing "European forces" in Ukraine that will "not fight on the front lines" but will monitor compliance with the peace agreement once it is signed. He added:
"Next week in Paris we will gather the chiefs of staff of those countries that want to take responsibility in this matter."He also stated that France had the most effective army in Europe.
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Poland currently has the largest military in Europe much of their equipment provided by the US. The Polish have been talking about a military draft for the past year so keep an eye on Poland's military:
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