Macron: “Russia has returned to the logic of total war”
“Now Russia itself uses the word ‘war’ and makes it its own. It has broken away from all patterns and has essentially returned to the logic of total war.” To affirm this, in the long interview given to The Economist, it was the French president Emmanuel Macron. ‘Il Foglio’ today publishes extensive excerpts of the interview.
“Today, Russia has become a hyper-equipped power that continues to invest massively in all types of armaments and has adopted a position of non-compliance with international law, territorial aggression and aggression in all known conflict areas. Today it is also a power of regional destabilization wherever it can,” he notes. “So yes, Russia, with its behavior and choices, has become a threat to the security of Europeans. Despite all the efforts made by France, but also by Germany and the United States.”
“Without a doubt we have been too hesitant in formulating the limits of our action to someone who no longer has them and who is the aggressor. Our ability is to be credible, to continue to help, to give Ukraine the means to resist. But our credibility also depends on a certain ability to dissuade, not giving full visibility to what we will or will not do. Otherwise we will weaken ourselves.”
