Putin talks about Macron and nuclear war on Russian TV

Vladimir Putin spoke in an interview this Wednesday, March 13. He notably reacted to the recent remarks of Emmanuel Macron and mentioned nuclear weapons.

Emmanuel Macron will speak this Thursday on the support of France à Ukraine. Even before this intervention, his Russian counterpart replied: to the comments previously made by the French head of state, in particular concerning the potential sending of troops to Ukrainian soil. the future. Vladimir Putin, in fact, spoke à Russian television, on Rossiya 1, this Wednesday March 13, & a few days before the Russian presidential election.

In this intervention, as revealedé LCI, he & ;eacute;mentioned; Emmanuel Macron following à a question from the journalist. He is also the first head of state cited by the interviewer. "What happened? &agrav; Macron ? Has he gone completely crazy ? He is going to send French troops to fight our army. It looks like & a Gallic fighting cock, thus frightening all the Europeans. But how to react to this? that ?", askedé the journalist. 

The Russian president initially remained very vague: “If we are talking about official military contingents of states' foreigners, I am sure that this will not change the situation on the battlefield. Just as the supply of weapons does not change anything. Emmanuel Macron had also ensured that that there would be "no red line" on the delivery of weapons to Ukraine. On this point, Vladimir Putin showed himself more threatening: "For countries that declare that they do not have red lines  With regard to Russia, they must understand that Russia will not have any red lines either. with regard to these countries. Even if he does not cite Emmanuel Macron, the reference to France seems quite clear.

Emmanuel Macron "resentful" ?

The journalist then looked for an explanation for the words of Emmanuel Macron: according to him, he could seek to "to take revenge on Russia for the fact that we marched on heré on the tail in Africa. Vladimir Putin tends to agree with this analysis: "I think there is a kind of resentment. Perhaps such a strong and very emotional reaction from the French president is ç ;also linked to what is happening in certain African states. Russia has, in fact, a growing influence on the continent with the presence of the Wagner paramilitary group. However, the Russian president assures that he did not seek to do so. &agrav; take France's place in Africa: “We did not impose on ourselves  Africa. We haven't defeated anyone yet. France". 

Moreover, Vladimir Putin mentioned  its nuclear arsenal. If the fear of a global nuclear conflict still reigns, the leader is happy ;eacute; to assert that Russia was "ready" &agrav; war from the "technical point of view" and that its nuclear weapons would be far above the others. The president then qualified:   "This does not mean that we should compete by the number of warheads or aircraft carriers but we must be aware of it. They develop all their components and so do we. But that doesn      My opinion is that they are ready to take action. start nuclear war tomorrow, if they want, what will we do ? In any case, we are ready. If it does not target any country, the United States would be more concerned by these remarks since according to the leader, "of the nuclear triads, only the Americans and we really do. He finally, moreover, denied having thought about it. &agrav; use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.