On the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the President of the Republic denounced the war waged by Russia against Ukraine and considered the American decision to authorize kyiv to strike “completely good” Russian territory.
Emmanuel Macron judged this Monday, November 18, the American decision to authorize Ukraine to strike Russia in depth “completely good” during a speech on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Brazil.
“It’s a decision that is completely good, I understand that it was also triggered by a profound change in this conflict that should not be underestimated, which is the commitment of North Korean troops to alongside Russia on what is European soil,” he told journalists.
“A break” in the war
“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’s truly a break in this war that 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 this Sunday by an American official, just a few weeks before Donald Trump, considered less likely, takes office. inclined to help kyiv.
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. .
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