According to France24 news, at 20.45 hrs, French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview that he wanted Russia defeated in its war with Ukraine but did not want to see the country “crushed”.
NewsedUP gathered that Macron, during the interview session with French Press on Saturday, Macron told two French newspapers and broadcaster France Inter that he wants Russia defeated but does not share the position of those who want to see the country crushed.
“I do not think, as some people do, that we must aim for a total defeat of Russia, attacking Russia on its soil. Those observers want to, above all else, crush Russia. That has never been the position of France, and it will never be our position,” Macron said.
