Russia scolds Macron for pushing Europe towards the abyss of world war

6/3/2025 16:14

Russian officials and lawmakers on Thursday poured scorn on French President Emmanuel Macron for saying that Russia threatened Europe, and cautioned that such talk could lead the West towards the abyss of a new world war.



Russia's invasion of Ukraine triggered the biggest confrontation between the West and Russia since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, and both the Kremlin and the White House have cautioned against missteps that could trigger World War Three.



But the advance of Russian forces in Ukraine in 2024 and U.S. President Donald Trump's upending of U.S. policy towards Ukraine and Russia and demand for a peace deal to end the war have triggered a crisis among European powers who fear the United States is turning its back on Europe.



Macron said in an address to the nation on Wednesday that Russia was "a threat for France and Europe", that the Ukraine was already a "global conflict" and that he would open a debate about extending the French nuclear umbrella to allies in Europe.



"Such an erroneous analysis leads to fatal errors," said Konstantin Kosachev, a senior Russian senator, who said Macron had mistaken Russia's reaction to the enlargement and aggression of the U.S.-led military alliance towards Russia.