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Kremlin: France is Not on the Path to Peace — It’s Increasing Pressure on Russia

© AP Photo / Ludovic MarinFrench President Emmanuel Macron looks on as he visits the Eurosatory land and airland defense and security trade fair, at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre in Villepinte, north of Paris, Monday, June 13, 2022
French President Emmanuel Macron looks on as he visits the Eurosatory land and airland defense and security trade fair, at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre in Villepinte, north of Paris, Monday, June 13, 2022 - Sputnik International, 1920, 31.05.2025
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - France is not pursuing peace but is rather escalating pressure on Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday.
"France is not on the path to peace. France is on the path of increasing pressure on Russia," Peskov told Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin.
The Kremlin spokesman said it was regrettable that French President Emmanuel Macron did not understand the real state of affairs and believed that pressure could help him achieve his goals.
“One can only express regret that the head of the French state does not understand the real situation,” Peskov added.
French President Emmanuel Macron gestures at the Elysee Palace as French left-wing coalition accuses Emmanuel Macron of denying democracy after he has rejected the New Popular Front's candidate to form a new government following last month's inconclusive election, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024 in Paris. - Sputnik International, 1920, 11.05.2025
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Macron has repeatedly made sharply anti-Russian statements and proposals. In March, he claimed that Moscow had allegedly become a threat to France and Europe, and called for a discussion on the use of France’s nuclear weapons to protect the entire EU.
The Kremlin described these remarks as extremely confrontational. It also noted that Macron failed to mention NATO’s expanding infrastructure toward Russia’s borders and Moscow’s legitimate concerns on the matter.
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