Europe will lose all credibility if Russia wins in Ukraine, warns Macron
www.telegraph.co.uk
French president invokes Winston Churchill’s call to maintain the ‘sinews of peace’ in a prime-time interview on his stance on the conflict

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The war in Ukraine is “existential for our Europe and for France”, Mr Macron said in the interview on France 2 and TF1.

“Do you think that the Poles, the Lithuanians, the Estonians, the Romanians and the Bulgarians could remain at peace for a second [in the event of a Russian victory in Ukraine]?” he asked. “If Russia wins this war, Europe’s credibility would be reduced to zero.”

  • @ikiddEnglish
    12•8 months ago

    Appeasement won’t stop it. Is that what you’re advocating?

    • LadEnglish
      3•8 months ago

      Russia has had control of Crimea for a decade now. They won’t care if we don’t recognise it as a part of Russia, from their point of view they don’t need our permission. By the time Ukraine gets Crimea back, if that ever happens, it will have been Russified for many years.

      Might as well be appeasing Russia, because the wests policy of dripfeed weapons to Ukraine and hope for a collapse in Russia at some unknown point in the future has proved to be toothless so far.

      Personally I have zero faith that Ukraine will ever get it’s territory back as long as this status quo continues. Either we grow some balls and do something about it or concede to Russia.