Russia’s Ukraine move was “aimed at preventing President Trump from becoming impatient and angry,” French foreign minister says.
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Suddenly?
Not sure what you’re on about, but I thought that especially France was and is very supportive about Ukraine
Yeah, Macron tried the diplomatic way at the start of the war - but what else could have been done?
Russia needed to escalate to warrant a response, as they always said, that they’re only doing a training at the border and shit like that.
Did I miss something?