‘Grasp of lies’ Macron is accused of plot to present Ukrainian territory to Russia
Poland has slapped down French President Emmanuel Macron’s latest appeal offensive to Eastern Europe amid suspicion in Warsaw that France is ready to promote out Ukrainian territory in a peace cope with Russia.
The contemporary Polish criticism of Mr Macron comes simply days after the French chief provided an olive department to the international locations of NATO’s Eastern flanks, brazenly admitting the area’s issues over Russia had been ignored.
Attacking each the French and German response to Putin’s barbaric conflict, Polish diplomat Jacek Saryusz-Wolski advised Express.co.uk: “There is a huge appetite for freezing the conflict although not openly admitted.
“I feel all of the goals of Macron and Scholz are to have peace on the prize of giving up a part of the territory of Ukraine and to have the frozen battle as you recognize which might final for many years.
“[Macron] says nice things, he is a master of lies but he does not intend to listen now.”
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The nation’s former Minister of Defence, Dr Jan Parys, additionally expressed concern at what he described as a “naïve” French and German response to Russian aggression.
Dr Parys advised Express.co.uk: “I had negative thoughts listening to the last comment by France’s President, he stated that countries of the EU’s eastern flanks are ‘too well armed’ and maybe they should disarm.
“Two years in the past he acknowledged that NATO was mind lifeless, I consider that France’s President doesn’t perceive the present state of affairs.”
He added: “Politicians in France are relatively naive with regards to understanding Russian politics.”
In weeks following the invasion, the Polish Government led criticism of Mr Macron for persevering with to talk with Putin.
Poland, a number one navy supporter of Ukraine, was additionally enraged by Mr Macron’s suggestion that Russia shouldn’t be left “humiliated” by the result of the conflict in Ukraine.
France has proved much less keen to provide Ukraine with navy help in comparison with that despatched by the likes of Poland and the UK.
However, France stays the fourth supply of help to Ukraine together with monetary and humanitarian in addition to navy.
Mr Macron advised the GLOBSEC Bratislava Global Security Forum on Wednesday: “War is much from over however one factor is evident: Ukraine will not be conquered. We can see that what was speculated to be a ‘particular operation’ is already a geopolitical failure.”
On France’s past failure to heed warnings from Eastern Europe at Putin’s ambitions, he said: “Some stated you had missed a chance to close up. I feel we additionally misplaced a chance to take heed to you. This time is over.”