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View all search resultsMacron calls Putin 'predator' and 'ogre at our gates'
Macron's remarks came as Russian and Ukrainian presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky looked set for a peace summit after fast-moving talks Monday between Donald Trump and European leaders that focused on the key issue of long-term security guarantees for Kyiv.
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Closer ties: French President Emmanuel Macron (right) and his Russian counterpart President Vladimir Putin visit an exhibition about Russian emperor Peter the Great at the Grand Trianon following their meeting at the Versailles Palace, near Paris, on May 29. Macron hosts Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in their first meeting since he came to office with differences on Ukraine and Syria clearly visible.
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rench President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday warned European allies not to trust Russian President Vladimir Putin whom he called "an ogre at our gates".
Macron's remarks came as Russian and Ukrainian presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky looked set for a peace summit after fast-moving talks Monday between Donald Trump and European leaders that focused on the key issue of long-term security guarantees for Kyiv.
"Putin has rarely honoured his commitments," Macron told the LCI broadcaster. "He has constantly been a force for destabilisation. He has sought to redraw borders to increase his power."
Macron said he did not believe that Russia would "return to peace and a democratic system from one day to the next".
Putin, "including for his own survival, needs to keep eating", Macron said. "That means he is a predator, an ogre at our gates."
This did not mean that France would "come under attack tomorrow", Macron said, "but of course this is a threat to Europe (...) let's not be naive."
