‘Want Russia defeated, not crushed,' says French President

Russia must be defeated but not crushed, Macron says

Speaking to French media, Macron urged Western nations to increase military support for Kyiv and said he was prepared for a protracted war.

French president wants Russia to be ‘defeated’ in Ukraine but not ‘crushed'

'I do not think, as some people do, that we must aim for total defeat of Russia,' says Emmanuel Macron - Anadolu Agency

Macron wants Russia defeated, not crushed

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview released Saturday (Sunday in Manila) that he wanted Russia to be defeated in its war with Ukraine, but not "crushed."He was speaking after returning from the Munich Security Conference, where he urged allies to intensify their support for Ukraine, and said France was prepared for a drawn-out conflict."I want Russia to be defeated in Ukraine, and I want Ukraine to be able to defend its …

Macron Wants to See Russia Defeated but Not Crushed in Ukraine

Russia is not happy with the comments the French president made in a newspaper interview. Emmanuel Macron told Le Journal du Dimanche that France wanted to see Russia defeated in Ukraine, but not crushed. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the French leader’s comments were “priceless” and showed that the West was talking about regime change in Russia. Macron also told the newspaper that he did not see an alternative to Rus…

Want Russia to be ‘defeated’ in war against Ukraine, not ‘crushed’, says France’s Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that Russia should be defeated in Ukraine, but added that he doesn’t want to see the war getting dragged to Moscow soil in a bid to “crush” the nation. Macron made these comments on Saturday during the Munich Security Conference, which saw assurances to expedite the supply of weapons to Kyiv and impose tougher sanctions on Moscow. Macron told the French media that he had urged Western nations to increase

War in Ukraine: France is not seeking to “crush Russia”, says Macron

Returning from the Munich Security Conference, which is meeting for the first time since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Emmanuel Macron took the opportunity to deliver an interview with the JDD on Saturday 18 February. The President gave his views on the rest of the conflict, assuring in particular that France was not seeking to “crush Russia. “I want Russia to be defeated in Ukraine and I want Ukraine to be able to defend its position, but I am …