French President Emmanuel Macron spoke Tuesday evening from the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He spoke about the conflict in Ukraine, denouncing Russia's “escalatory” posture, but also about the political situation in France. He indicated that he would like to stability
faced with the growing risk of censorship from the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier.
Censorship of the Barnier government: Macron “wants stability”
Faced with the growing threat of censorship from Michel Barnier's government, the President of the Republic affirmed to the press his wish
of stability
. Obviously I want stability
declared the head of state
It is normal that there are parliamentary debates, he continued. I believe that the government, methodically, will continue with the forces of the common base which today constitute this relative majority and with the oppositions to move forward. I want stability. Our country needs to continue to move forward.
The President of the Republic insisted on the need to continue to carry out reforms
and to be ambitious economically, ecologically, our security, obviously also in terms of our education and our health
.
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Macron denounces Russia’s “escalatory” posture
These last days and hours have marked a worrying evolution of the conflict
declared Emmanuel Macron on the subject of the war in Ukraine, denouncing a posture escalatory and particularly bellicose on the part of Russia
.
The French president also called on Russia to reason
recalling that she has responsibilities as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council
. We wish peace but peace which is not capitulation
continued Emmanuel Macron.
Earlier in the day, after the confirmation of Ukrainian strikes on the Bryansk border region using American long-range ATACMS missiles, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree expanding the possibilities of using nuclear weapons.
The French president also indicated that he had asked his counterpart Xi Jinping to weigh all his weight
with Vladimir Putin to put an end to the attacks in Ukraine.
I called on President Xi Jinping to use all his weight, his pressure, his negotiating capacity on President Putin so that he stops the attacks.
Donald Trump and Elon Musk invited by Macron to a summit on AI
Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that he would invite Donald Trump, who will then have taken office as President of the United States, to the summit on artificial intelligence planned for February in France, as well as his new ally Elon Musk, owner of the social network x.
I invited China, the United States and the major countries that are involved
and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also confirmed his arrival to me
said the French president. Elon Musk will also be invited like great entrepreneurs
involved in these issues, he added.
Also boss of Tesla and SpaceX, the billionaire is omnipresent in the entourage of the American president-elect who appointed him to head a commission to call for cutting public spending.
I will also have the opportunity to receive on December 6 a group of American entrepreneurs and academics who are involved in this subject.
he concluded.
