French leader Macron gets high marks for trying to be statesman
So refreshing to hear a political leader searching for common interests that could be the basis of compromise and mutual understanding, rather than resorting to power plays and saber rattling.
[quote]Macron's essential challenge is making sure things don't get worse on the ground "before building confidence gestures and mechanisms." In an interview with the French newspaper Journal du Dimanche, Macron said Putin might make Ukraine only a means to achieve a bigger goal.
"The geopolitical objective of Russia today is clearly not Ukraine, but to clarify the rules of cohabitation with NATO and the EU," Macron said. Even if Ukraine's security cannot be a bargaining chip, Macron said, "it is also legitimate for Russia to pose the question of its own security."[/quote]
[quote]Macron's essential challenge is making sure things don't get worse on the ground "before building confidence gestures and mechanisms." In an interview with the French newspaper Journal du Dimanche, Macron said Putin might make Ukraine only a means to achieve a bigger goal.
"The geopolitical objective of Russia today is clearly not Ukraine, but to clarify the rules of cohabitation with NATO and the EU," Macron said. Even if Ukraine's security cannot be a bargaining chip, Macron said, "it is also legitimate for Russia to pose the question of its own security."[/quote]
80-89, M
