French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday he hopes Donald Trump’s anger at Moscow “translates into action” after a weekend of deadly Russian attacks on Ukraine.
As we reported, the U.S. president called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin “crazy” on Sunday, after Russia launched a deadly barrage of drones against Ukraine, killing at least 13 people.
Macron told reporters in Hanoi, Vietnam at the start of his Southeast Asian tour he believes Trump now realises that Putin deceived him.
“President Trump realises that when President Putin said on the phone he was ready for peace, or told his envoys he was ready for peace, he lied,” Macron said.
“We have seen once again in recent hours Donald Trump express his anger. A form of impatience,” the French president opined, adding:
I simply hope now that this translates into action.
Macron also said Ukraine and its allies should now “give President Putin a deadline, so everyone can see that he is lying” when he says he wants peace.
“Beyond that deadline there should be massive retaliation, in particular in the form of sanctions,” Macron nailed down.
