Ukraine war: Russia must be defeated but not crushed, Macron says

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7 hours ago, Saanim said:

Just a simple maths.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022–2023_Ukrainian_refugee_crisis

 

(BTW, how did you get 43 M when no census?)

What you don't note is most of that 8 million is women and children.

90% of Ukrainian refugees are women and children, while most Ukrainian men age 18 to 60 are banned from leaving the country.^[6]

[thaibeachlovers]

On 2/20/2023 at 2:41 PM, billd766 said:

Thus speaks the voice of the little wannabe Napoleon.

 

It is not as though he is speaking for NATO or the EU, merely to the people of France.

The French are welcome to pay for it then.

[thaibeachlovers]

On 2/21/2023 at 1:43 AM, Tug said:

Marcon was making a political statement imo trying to give Putin an out so he quits his criminal war no more I’m sure as most he would love to see Putin rubbed out and a more egalitarian government in Russia 

Marcon was making a political statement imo trying to give Putin an out so he quits his criminal war no more I’m sure as most he would love to see Putin rubbed out and a puppet government in Russia.

 

Fixed it for you

[ozimoron]

On 2/21/2023 at 10:07 AM, Saanim said:

Just a simple maths.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022–2023_Ukrainian_refugee_crisis

 

(BTW, how did you get 43 M when no census?)

I linked, you didn't.

[Harveyboy]

On 2/20/2023 at 11:08 AM, placeholder said:

Clearly, Macron wasn't referring to the French doing it, or, rather, not doing it, by themselves. That said, given the wretched performance of the Russian armed forces, in a non-nuclear war, I suspect that France by itself would easily give Russian armed forces a whooping.

Or smother them to death with white flags ....Macron is a joke ...little Napoleon perhaps after reading this Putin may like little Macaroooon more than the French do eh

[Fortean1]

On 2/20/2023 at 8:04 PM, billd766 said:

Us Brits (ros bifs) remember the French (frog eaters) for centuries, longer than the USA has been a country.

 

We have fought against them, fought with them, saved their asses a few times and still they don't like us.

 

Mostly I think due to the leadership of both nations, rather than the people.

IMO, the British and the French are more alike than each culture will admit.  I base this on my reading of history, and the book, "1,000 Years of Annoying the French" by David Clarke.  His writing changed my views.  See:

http://www.stephenclarkewriter.com/en/livre/1000-years-of-annoying-the-french 

 

Terry

[Kwasaki]

6 minutes ago, Fortean1 said:

IMO, the British and the French are more alike than each culture will admit.  I base this on my reading of history, and the book, "1,000 Years of Annoying the French" by David Clarke.  His writing changed my views.  See:

http://www.stephenclarkewriter.com/en/livre/1000-years-of-annoying-the-french 

 

Terry

Nah I think that is not the case, the french think they are better than any other country.