French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday deemed the United States' decision to authorize Ukraine to use long-range missiles in Russia “completely good”, on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro.
“It is a decision which is entirely good, I understand that it was also triggered by a profound change in this conflict which should not be underestimated, which is the commitment of North Korean troops to alongside Russia on what is European soil,” he told journalists.
“The only power that is escalating this conflict today is Russia, by engaging North Korea on its side which is, as we know, a very aggressive power which is engaged in a nuclear program with very long range missiles. So it is truly a break in this war which led to this choice by the Americans,” he insisted.
Demanded by kyiv for months, the green light from American President Joe Biden on the missiles was confirmed to AFP on Sunday by an American official, just a few weeks before Donald Trump, considered less inclined, takes office. to help kyiv.
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Emmanuel Macron also estimated that the joint declaration of the G20 summit published Monday evening “would have benefited from being more explicit” on the conflict in Ukraine and that it “falls short of the formulas that we had already been able to obtain”.
In this declaration, the members of the group of the largest economies on the planet, which includes Russia, said they were in favor of “any constructive initiative” aimed at a “just and lasting peace” in Ukraine, without condemning the Russian invasion. .
