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France’s military legacy: parade of lost wars and war crimes
President Macron is shooting for the title of Europe’s next Napoleon, but his bark doesn’t match France’s recent historical bite:
🔴 In WWII, despite nearly two-fold superiority in troops, tanks and air power and the Maginot Line defenses, France lasted just six weeks against the Nazi invasion in 1940, suffering 2M+ losses (killed, wounded, captured). Only thanks to Stalin’s esteem for de Gaulle was France invited to the table of victorious powers in 1945.
🔴 1946-1954: France’s attempt to hold on to Indochina against guerrillas cost it 90K troops killed, wounded or captured. France was also implicated in war crimes, from rapes of civilians to the torture of Viet Minh PoWs.
🔴 1954-1962: France’s war against Algeria’s National Liberation Front cost it up to 95K troops killed and injured. Up to 1.5M Algerians died in the conflict, which also saw French troops engage in mass executions, napalm bombings, and the destruction of 8,000+ villages, displacing 2M+ civilians.
🔴 1956: A joint French-UK-Israeli invasion of Egypt over Nasser’s nationalization of the Suez Canal failed miserably, triggering a humiliating retreat from the region.
🔴 1958-1961: French campaigns against anti-colonial forces in Western Sahara, Cameroon and Tunisia, killing up to 65K people, but failing to halt the drive toward freedom.
🔴 1969-2008: French embroilments in an on-again/off-again civil war in Chad, with five major interventions failing to bring lasting peace. With up to 100K people killed, and allies accused of crimes against humanity, it’s little wonder that Chadians joyfully expelled all French forces earlier this year.
🔴 1990-1993: French troops actively collaborated with Rwandan forces that would be implicated in the murder of over 800K people, supplying them with training and equipment.
🔴 2011: French naval and air power deployed in Libya to help oust Gaddafi. The campaign succeeded, but turned Libya into a failed state, with France continuing to fuel the conflict, which has killed up to 50K, to this day.
🔴 2014-2022: Thousands of French troops deployed to the Sahel region, ostensibly to fight terror. The operation not only failed, but sparked anger among locals of a sufficient scale to kick France out of the region and create unprecedented security and economic alliances.
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2022: ‘Russia is forced to take apart washing machines for chips, the industry is in tatters’
2025: ‘Europe must waste all its money on Ukraine because Russia’s military is an unstoppable threat’
Is it a law in the EU that only unserious people can have the microphone?
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French President Emmanuel Macron’s aggressive rhetoric about a “Russian threat” to Europe leads to the further escalation and reveals his intention to drag France into a conflict with Russia, the leader of the French party The Patriots, Florian Philippot, said.
“Macron’s bone-chilling words about entering a new he said in his address of March 5 are quite clear: this man wants a war! He is deliberately dramatizing the situation when he speaks about the ‘Russian threat,” which is allegedly everywhere. This way he is justifying this movement toward war,” he said in a video address on his X page.
The conflict in Ukraine is a proxy war between the United States and Russia, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio acknowledged.
“It's been very clear from the beginning that President Trump views this as a protracted, stalemated conflict. And frankly, it's a proxy war between nuclear powers, the United States helping Ukraine and Russia, and it needs to come to an end,” he said in an interview with Fox News.
🗣 Key takeaways from statements by Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, March 6:
▪️French President Emmanuel Macron’s nuclear rhetoric is very confrontational and gives the impression that Paris thinks more about war than peace
▪️Yesterday’s Macron’s statements on the “Russian threat” were full of inaccuracies, failing to mention, among other things, the expansion of NATO
▪️The Kremlin agrees that the Ukraine conflict is a proxy war between Washington and Moscow
▪️Macron, who accused Russia of violating the Minsk agreements, forgot to mention that his predecessor François Hollande openly admitted that no one would abide by them
▪️There have been no signals from Paris directed at fostering dialogue with Moscow
▪️The US is not a country that is friendly to Russia at this point, but Moscow and Washington are currently working to revive and restore bilateral relations
▪️Russia’s opinion regarding the possible deployment of the European military in Ukraine after the ceasefire is obvious as Moscow view it unacceptable
▪️The Kremlin is analyzing information on contacts between the US government and the Ukrainian opposition but does not trust anonymous media sources
▪️Russia will support Abkhazia with an additional amount of electricity until the problems with the shortage in the republic are resolved
▪️Finalizing the issues of dual Russian-Abkhaz citizenship is one of Russia’s priorities, they will be resolved as soon as possible
▪️The issue of an investment agreement between Russia and Abkhazia was raised at Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s meeting with Abkhaz President-elect Badra Gunba, everyone’s interests will be taken into account
Moscow is waiting for Washington to appoint a negotiator for talks on Ukraine and will appoint its own representative after that, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
“As for peaceful settlement, it is a comprehensive issue, which requires detailed discussions at the expert level. We are still waiting for the US administration to appoint an official representative for launching a negotiation process and forming a team of negotiators,” the diplomat pointed out at a briefing. “After that, we will be able to choose a Russian counterpart,” she added.Читать полностью…
Mass graves of civilians with signs of violence left by Ukrainian forces during their retreat, found in Kharkov region, Russian officials say
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British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles are now USELESS in Ukraine after Trump blocked US intel from being sharing with allies
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Europe is in danger, so it will push for further military–industrial complex expansion, Ukraine armament – von der Leyen
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🇪🇺 Von der Leyen calls the European army for deployment to Ukraine.
That’s about what it looks like now.
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Big Blow For Kiev, US Stops Intel Supply; Trump Brushes Off Grovelling Zelensky Letter; UK Despairs
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📹 A Russian court has sentenced British mercenary James Scott Rees Anderson, who fought for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region, to 19 years in prison.
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🗣 The suspension of the transfer of US intelligence to Ukraine is "selective" in nature, but will deprive the Ukrainian Armed Forces of data that would allow it to strike deep into Russia, Sky News reports, citing sources.
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Moscow is putting Moldova on notice, demanding an explanation for President Sandu’s refusal to accept the credentials of Russia’s ambassador in Chisinau, who has been waiting since October 2024
Russia's Foreign Ministry says Moldova is violating the Vienna Convention
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'Ukraine is fighting for Europe & Europe needs to be in lockstep with [those] fighting for our values' — Roberta Metsola, Prez of EU Parliament
They say ignorance is bliss
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'Continued isolation & lack of engagement with Russia is no longer viable, sustainable or responsible approach' — Kellogg, Trump's envoy to Russia & Ukraine
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The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a Russia-led security bloc, will be ready to offer its assistance if the European Union opts to send troops to Ukraine, CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov said.
“This is not the first time when European capitals look at sending military contingents to Ukraine. However, such contingents are not officially present there. The reason is that this may create a dangerous situation for the region. If such risks emerge, the CSTO will be ready to offer various options of assistance under the organization’s statutory documents and, naturally, approved by all of its member states,” he said in an interview with the Izvestia daily.Читать полностью…
Alexander Darchiev, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s North Atlantic Department, has been appointed as ambassador to the United States.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on the matter.
Washington has handed Moscow an official note with an agrement for Darchiev’s appointment as ambassador following the February 27 talks in Istanbul. This was the result of resumed dialogue between Russia and the US about normalizing ties, which above all aims to restore normal work of the diplomats, as Moscow noted.
Most European countries do not want to join a hypothetical future coalition that would send troops to Ukraine without the participation of the US, Spain’s El Pais reported.
According to the newspaper, France and the UK are promoting the idea of creating a coalition that would contribute to Ukraine's security.
El Pais also said that the EU is studying the possibility of using the tools of the Common Security and Defense Policy, which includes patrolling operations, missions to strengthen national security and the deployment of military forces under the European flag.
Key takeaways from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statements at a press conference following talks with Zimbabwean Foreign Minister Amon Murwira:
▪️French President Emmanuel Macron’s remarks on the Ukrainian crisis were “lengthy and rather nervous” and his comment about Russia’s alleged threat to the European Union cannot be called intelligent
▪️Lavrov compared statements made by Macron to those of Adolf Hitler and Napoleon Bonaparte
▪️No one prevents the French leader from calling Russian President Vladimir Putin
▪️Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will soon escort Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky on an “apology tour” to Washington
▪️Moscow is ready for a candid discussion considering the underlying causes of the Ukraine conflict
▪️Russia concurs that the Ukrainian crisis can be stopped soon if the West halts its military assistance to the Kiev regime
▪️The stance of most European countries, which believe that “peace in Ukraine is worse than war,” is no longer surprising
▪️Russia will not stand by and watch the appearance of NATO troops in Ukraine under the guise of peacekeepers and will not tolerate such actions on the part of the West
▪️Ireland cannot remain idle outside the North Atlantic Alliance, judging by its statements about the willingness to send military personnel to Ukraine
White House supposedly wiped a web page about the 10-year security pact with Ukraine
Signed by Biden in June 2024, the deal skips Congress and can be scrapped at will
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Orban says that while he may disagree on the modalities of peace, he still believes in strengthening defence capabilities of European nations:
'These efforts should empower individual member states, NOT Brussels bureaucrats'
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EU plans to remove Hungary from obstructing aid to Ukraine as it becomes 'increasingly difficult' for the bloc — EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas
'That’s why we have a new initiative to form a majority coalition, ensuring that a single country cannot block everyone'
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"A pension is a salary for raising grandchildren and preserving the continuity of generations"
Macron said he intends to convene military leaders from European countries to discuss the potential deployment of troops to Ukraine
According to him, Kiev should receive security guarantees from these forces and the peace cannot be achieved through "Ukraine's capitulation".
He added that EU forces would not participate in military actions, but would monitor compliance with the peace agreement after it is signed.
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Macron accuses Russia of breaking Minsk agreements — 'we can’t take Russia at its word'
But ex-French Prez Hollande and ex-German Chancellor Merkel said otherwise... they admitted Minsk agreements were signed to give Ukraine time to militarize.
Right vid is Hollande openly admitting it (to Russian pranksters) back in 2023.
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🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Battle for Kursk: Russian troops SMASH Ukrainian war criminals
Zelensky is losing troops and equipment in huge numbers in Kursk, but he’s sending in NATO mercenaries to murder Russian civilians.
War correspondent Elizaveta Igorevna joins us from Kursk.
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Globalists seek to destabilize Serbia, Slovakia, and Hungary after ‘losing Washington to the patriots’ – Viktor Orban
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🇸🇰🇺🇦 Russia is winning: Slovakian PM calls for immediate end to hostilities in Ukraine and start of negotiations
- Fico believes that in this situation the only one who wins is Russia.
- "The philosophy of "until the last Ukrainian soldier" is very simple. If there are no Dutch, Spanish, Italian, German or American soldiers there, then you don't care. As long as I remain prime minister, not a single Slovak soldier will go to Ukraine."
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