<a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/france" target="_blank" rel="noopener">French</a> President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/emmanuel-macron" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Emmanuel Macron</a> called on Thursday for a “massive” increase in renewable <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/energy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">energy</a> development.
<a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/russia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Russia</a> stopped <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/oil-and-gas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">natural gas</a> flow through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline earlier this month in an apparent retaliation against Western Europe for supporting <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine-russia-war" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukraine</a>. Macron asserted that turmoil from rising power prices is evidence that his nation ought to become energy independent, particularly through renewable sources.
“The war changed everything &#8230; it disrupted the European model, because many countries were depending on Russian gas for production,” Macron explained during a <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-france-macron-nuclear-power-066a84a535fc94d2eee8e2f229dfbda5">speech</a> in the port city of Saint-Nazaire. “And clearly, for the first time, energy has become a weapon of war.”
Saint-Nazaire is the home to France’s only offshore wind farm. Among other measures, Macron aims to construct 50 more offshore wind facilities, as well as to multiply solar power generation tenfold. The proposal will also attempt to bring all of the nation’s 56 nuclear reactors — half of which are currently shut down for maintenance or repairs — back online before winter. France generated 69% of its electricity from nuclear power last year, according to <a href="https://www.nei.org/resources/statistics/top-15-nuclear-generating-countries">data</a> from the International Atomic Energy Agency.
“We need a massive acceleration,” Macron continued. “I want us to go at least twice as fast for renewable energy projects… our neighbors often managed to do more, better and, above all, faster.”
The proposal comes weeks after Macron called for a 10% <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/french-president-calls-for-10-cut-in-energy-use-will-ration-power-as-a-last-resort">voluntary reduction</a> in the nation’s energy usage, with mandatory consumption limits on the table as a “last resort.” He encouraged residents to use air conditioning and heating a “bit less than usual” to avoid power outages — such as by keeping indoor temperatures no more than 19 degrees Celsius, roughly 66 degrees Fahrenheit, through the winter.
Ministers in the European Union are contending with energy prices that have increased <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/european-climate-bureaucrats-are-dooming-the-continent-to-a-very-dark-winter">as much as twentyfold</a> in some member states. In accordance with the European Green Deal and the Paris Climate Agreement, nations in the bloc abide by the <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/clima/eu-action/climate-strategies-targets/2050-long-term-strategy_en">official goal</a> of becoming “a climate-neutral society” by 2050.
During a <a href="https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/french-foreign-policy/united-nations/news-and-events/united-nations-general-assembly/unga-s-72nd-session/article/speech-by-m-emmanuel-macron-president-of-the-republic-summit-on-the-global-pact">speech</a> at the United Nations General Assembly this week, Macron asked diplomats to jointly pursue a “collective framework” for environmental treaties called the Global Pact for the Environment. “We must follow our consciences and radically overhaul the paradigms of our shared lives on this planet, and to this end we must forge ideas, notions and rules enabling us to lay the foundations of this new commitment,” Macron said.
As power prices continue to rise, however, manufacturers across Europe have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/european-companies-pause-production-as-energy-prices-soar">paused operations</a> through the winter. French glass manufacturer Duralex, for instance, announced that it would close down furnaces beginning in November for at least four months.
Unlike leaders in the European Union, incoming British Prime Minister Liz Truss <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/strengthening-our-energy-resilience-britain-ends-fracking-ban-will-become-net-exporter-by-2040">responded</a> to high energy prices by pushing for increased oil and gas production, as well as nuclear power and other green sources. The British government announced a new round of oil and gas leases on Thursday for the North Sea and ended its moratorium on shale gas production — including the practice of fracking, by which pressurized liquid is injected into underground rocks to force open fissures and extract fuels. The prohibition was initially established in 2019 amid concerns over earthquakes.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/france" target="_blank" rel="noopener">French</a> President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/emmanuel-macron" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Emmanuel Macron</a> on Monday called for a 10% reduction in the nation’s <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/energy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">energy</a> usage, with any mandatory consumption limits on the table as a “last resort.”
The news comes after Russia <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/kremlin-europe-is-blame-nord-stream-1-shutdown-2022-09-05/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cut off</a> natural gas shipments through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline over the weekend and called for the removal of sanctions imposed in reaction to the country’s war in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ukraine-russia-war" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ukraine</a>. Natural gas prices in much of Europe have increased <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/back-to-the-dark-ages-tucker-carlson-details-europes-self-induced-energy-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">more than tenfold</a> compared to normal levels, prompting various nations to encourage lower usage among households and businesses.
“The answer is up to us,” Macron <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220905-macron-urges-french-to-save-energy-says-ready-to-send-gas-to-germany" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> reporters after a conference call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. He urged residents of France to use air conditioning and heating a “bit less than usual” to avoid power outages — such as by keeping indoor temperatures no more than 19 degrees Celsius, roughly 66 degrees Fahrenheit, through the winter. Meanwhile, the French government is preparing energy rationing initiatives that could be implemented “as a last resort.”
The legislature of Spain has already <a href="https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2022/08/26/spains-parliament-green-lights-energy-saving-measures/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mandated</a> that public air conditioning be set no lower than 27 degrees Celsius, roughly 80.6 degrees Fahrenheit, through the summer months.
Last week, finance ministers of the G7 nations — which include France, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States — <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/g7-finance-ministers-commit-to-russian-oil-price-cap-will-help-ukraine-for-as-long-as-it-takes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reaffirmed</a> a plan to impose a price cap on Russian oil. The move is meant to “significantly reduce Russia’s main source of funding for its illegal war,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0936" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a statement.
The Russian government has since threatened to retaliate over the price cap, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/kremlin-europe-is-blame-nord-stream-1-shutdown-2022-09-05/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirming</a> to reporters that the nation may resume gas shipments via Nord Stream 1 if sanctions are eased.
“Problems with gas supply arose because of the sanctions imposed on our country by Western states, including Germany and Britain,” Peskov said. “We see incessant attempts to shift responsibility and blame onto us. We categorically reject this and insist that the collective West — in this case, the European Union, Canada, and the United Kingdom — is to blame for the fact that the situation has reached the point where it is now.”
Klaus-Dieter Maubach, the CEO of German energy company Uniper, told CNBC in a recent <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/06/uniper-says-worst-is-still-to-come-as-russia-halts-gas-flows-to-europe.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> that natural gas prices could continue to soar without collective action. “What we see on the wholesale market is 20 times the price that we have seen two years ago,” he remarked. “That is why I think we need to have really an open discussion with everyone taking responsibility on how to fix that.”
Maubach, whose firm is slated to be acquired by the German government in a $15 billion rescue deal, said he regrets defending Russian state energy conglomerate Gazprom as a reliable gas provider. “That, in hindsight, maybe it was even a mistake to think that gas would not be used. Maybe it was just wishful thinking,” he commented. “I think this partnership is broken and I don’t think that we can reestablish that in the next weeks, months and years to come. So, we are focusing on replacing Russian gas.”
Indeed, Germany — the largest economy in Europe — imported roughly 55% of its natural gas from Russia before the invasion of Ukraine and has since <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/germany-poised-to-shut-down-last-nuclear-plants-despite-gas-shortage-ahead-of-winter-months" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reduced its dependence</a> to 35%. German gas supplies, however, are currently slated to last only three months if Russia continues to pause all exports.
The European Union has formally adopted the official <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/clima/eu-action/climate-strategies-targets/2050-long-term-strategy_en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">policy</a> of becoming “a climate-neutral society” by 2050 in accordance with the European Green Deal and the Paris Agreement.

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Leaders of countries that are allied with the United States lamented the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>’s decision on Friday to overturn <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/roe-v-wade">Roe v. Wade</a> and effectively return abortion legislation to the states.
The leaders of longtime American allies like France, the United Kingdom, and Canada all decried the American high court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. 
Liberal Canadian Prime Minister <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/justin-trudeau">Justin Trudeau</a> called the decision “horrific.”
“My heart goes out to the millions of American women who are now set to lose their legal right to an abortion. I can’t imagine the fear and anger you are feeling right now,” he <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/24/trudeau-roe-v-wade-response-00042316">tweeted</a>. “No government, politician, or man should tell a woman what she can and cannot do with her body.”
He told reporters that the decision was a “devastating setback.”
Prior to the Roe decision, at least one Canadian official said that Americans would be welcome to come to Canada to get abortions. 
“I don’t see why we would not,” Canadian Minister of Families head Karina Gould <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/abortion-tourism-goes-global-canadas-minister-of-families-says-americans-would-be-provided-abortions-following-roe-leak">told</a> CBC News. “If they, people, come here and need access, certainly, you know, that’s a service that would be provided.”
Canada has no federal restrictions on abortions, and women can abort their unborn child at any stage of the pregnancy. Abortions in the country are also publicly funded. 
French Prime Minister <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/emmanuel-macron">Emmanuel Macron</a> said that the Supreme Court was undermining the “liberties” of women.
“Abortion is a fundamental right for all women. It must be protected. I wish to express my solidarity with the women whose liberties are being undermined by the Supreme Court of the United States,” he <a href="https://twitter.com/emmanuelmacron/status/1540393817609740288?s=21&amp;t=qhPOUWOt7cccgzdaBb5Wng">tweeted</a>. 
In France, abortions for any reason <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/foreign/macron-denounces-supreme-court-french-abortion-law">are</a> only allowed up to 14 weeks of pregnancy. The law the Supreme Court upheld in Dobbs limited abortions after 15 weeks, while states like California and New York have even more liberal abortion laws than France. 
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/boris-johnson">Boris Johnson</a>, prime minister of Britain, expressed a similar sentiment as Trudeau, calling the ruling a “big step backward.”
“I’ve always believed in a woman’s right to choose, and I stick to that view,” Johnson <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/24/us/world-leaders-react-to-roe-ruling.html">said</a>, “And that’s why the U.K. has the laws that it does.”
In England, Scotland, and Wales, women <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/health-19856314">can</a> get abortions up to 24 weeks if two doctors agree that abortion would be better for the woman&#8217;s mental and physical health than having the baby. After that, there are certain circumstance when abortions are allowed.
Denmark’s Prime Minister, Mette Frederickson, was particularly heartbroken by the overturning of Roe. 
“My heart weeps for the girls and women of the USA. A huge set back.The right to a free abortion is one of the most fundamental rights there is. We must never compromise the unrestricted right of women to decide over their own bodies and future,” she <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mettefrederiksen.dk/">stated</a>. 
In Denmark, abortion for any reason is <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/22/upshot/abortion-us-roe-global.html">allowed</a> for up to 12 weeks. After that, there are certain exceptions made including age, income, and occupation.

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President Joe Biden said Monday that French President Emmanuel Macron had not been available to take his call offering congratulations for his reelection win.
Biden explained that he had called, but had spoken to staff members because Macron had been busy <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/french-president-macron-wins-second-term-over-right-wing-candidate-le-pen/">celebrating his win</a>.
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BIDEN: &quot;I tried to talk to [Macron] last night. We spoke with his staff, but he was uh, at the Eiffel Tower having a good time.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/eJsr7l3N2W">pic.twitter.com/eJsr7l3N2W</a>
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&#8220;I tried to talk to [Macron] last night. We spoke with his staff, but he was uh, at the Eiffel Tower having a good time,&#8221; Biden told reporters on Monday.
Macron <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/24/europe/french-election-results-macron-le-pen-intl/index.html">won 58.5% of the vote</a> during a runoff election that took place on Sunday. He and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen had advanced from a field of 12 candidates to the runoff after the April 10 election, and Sunday&#8217;s final vote made Macron the first French President in two decades to win reelection.
Macron acknowledged during his victory speech that some had voted for him not because they liked him but because they had concerns about the far-right position taken by his opponent — and he promised to address their concerns and unite France going forward.
&#8220;An answer must be found to the anger and disagreements that led many of our compatriots to vote for the extreme right,&#8221; Macron said as he declared victory on Sunday. &#8220;It will be my responsibility and that of those around me.&#8221;
President Biden also offered his congratulations to Macron in a tweet late Sunday, saying, &#8220;Congratulations to @EmmanuelMacron on his re-election. France is our oldest ally and a key partner in addressing global challenges. I look forward to our continued close cooperation — including on supporting Ukraine, defending democracy, and countering climate change.&#8221;
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Congratulations to <a href="https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EmmanuelMacron</a> on his re-election. France is our oldest ally and a key partner in addressing global challenges. I look forward to our continued close cooperation — including on supporting Ukraine, defending democracy, and countering climate change.
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Macron reportedly did take a call from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, however. &#8220;Macron spoke to Zelenskiy tonight, who congratulated him on his re-election, the Elysée says,&#8221; Reuters reporter Michel Rose tweeted.
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Macron spoke to Zelenskiy tonight, who congratulated him on his re-election, the Elysée says
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The French President is not the first world leader to miss a call from the White House in recent weeks, either.
&#8220;This is the second world leader in just months who ignored Joe Biden’s phone calls,&#8221; New York Post reporter Jonathan Levine <a href="https://twitter.com/LevineJonathan/status/1518621181187874817">tweeted</a>, going on to share an article about leaders from both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates who declined to take phone calls from President Biden amid the Russian war on Ukraine.
&#8220;This was March,&#8221; he added in the caption.
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This was March <a href="https://t.co/7KDNhPObXh">https://t.co/7KDNhPObXh</a>
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According to a <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-emirati-leaders-decline-calls-with-biden-during-ukraine-crisis-11646779430">report</a> from The Wall Street Journal, Saudi and UAE leadership indicated that they would not help President Biden address rising gas prices unless he agreed to support them in Yemen.

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A man stabbed a Catholic priest several times and injured a nun at a French church on Sunday after shouting, “We have to kill Macron.”
Both the priest and the nun <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/france-nice-knife-attack-catholic-priest-stabbed-nun-injured">survived</a> the attack, which took place at a church in Nice beside the French Riviera. The motives of the suspect, who was taken into custody by police, are still unclear, although his mental faculties had been under watch.
The nun, Sister Marie-Claude, was injured while trying to stop the attacker from stabbing the priest, Father Christophe. Her actions were praised as heroic and she was credited for having “extraordinary courage.”
Both were at the Église Saint-Pierre-d&#8217;Arène de Nice Catholic Church when the assault unfolded.
“Speaking with reporters at the scene, Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi described the suspect as a mentally unstable French national who was born in Fréjus, a port town on the Côte d&#8217;Azur in southeastern France,” Fox News reported. “Bernard Gonzalez, the prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeast France, added that according to the preliminary investigation, the suspect had no criminal record and was unknown to police services.”
The outlet also noted that the attacker had reportedly been under psychiatric monitoring. Before attacking the priest, the French outlet Le Figaro <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/nice-attack-priest-nun-macron-b2064380.html">reported</a> that the attacker said, “We have to kill Macron.”
“I was the first on the scene once I was alerted to the incident by my assistant and the local police,” Estrosi <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/nice-attack-priest-nun-macron-b2064380.html">told</a> reporters. “Both local and national police were swiftly on the scene together to neutralize the disturbance.”
Estrosi also provided an update on the status of Father Christophe.
“I want to thank the emergency services even though the priest is currently in the emergency care unit, he&#8217;s being well taken care of and we are in constant contact with him and despite everything he is doing well and is awake and alert,” he said.
The attack came the same day as citizens across France <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/french-president-macron-wins-second-term-over-right-wing-candidate-le-pen">voted</a> in the second round of the country’s presidential elections. Incumbent President Emmanuel Macron defeated right-wing challenger Marine Le Pen.
“President Macron is expected to take 58.2% of the vote to Le Pen’s 41.8%, according to an analysis of voting data by pollsters Ipsos &amp; Sopra Steria conducted for broadcasters France Televisions and Radio France,” CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/macron-le-pen-french-election-results-04-24-22-intl/index.html">reported</a> Sunday.
Le Pen has conceded to Macron, stating that France missed a chance to make a move for freedom throughout the country.
“A great wind of freedom could have blown over our country, the fate of the ballot box wanted otherwise,” she said. “I will not abandon the French! Vive la France.”
Le Pen favored restrictions on immigration, reducing the country’s connections to NATO, and hoped to introduce a ban on headscarves being worn in public by Muslim women.

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French President Emmanuel Macron has won a second term, according to pollsters&#8217; projections, fending off another challenge from a right-wing candidate.
Macron faced off against Marine Le Pen in a runoff election held Sunday in France. Pollsters predicted an hour before voting closed in the country that Macron would easily win, beating Le Pen by nearly 17 points.
“President Macron is expected to take 58.2% of the vote to Le Pen&#8217;s 41.8%, according to an analysis of voting data by pollsters Ipsos &amp; Sopra Steria conducted for broadcasters France Televisions and Radio France,” CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/macron-le-pen-french-election-results-04-24-22-intl/index.html">reported</a> Sunday.
Shortly after the predictions, Le Pen conceded, stating, &#8220;A great wind of freedom could have blown over our country, the fate of the ballot box wanted otherwise.”
She concluded her concession speech promising to continue fighting for France. “I will not abandon the French! Vive la France,” Le Pen said.
Le Pen gained support as a nationalist candidate who focused on an extreme France-first agenda, standing against NATO and immigration. She also vowed to ban Muslim women from wearing headscarves in public, something Macron quickly criticized as dangerously xenophobic. &#8220;I&#8217;m telling it in a very clear manner: I think the headscarf is a uniform imposed by Islamists,&#8221; Le Pen said, according to the Daily Mail.
The race became heated last week when, during a <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10738501/Marine-Le-Pen-slumps-polls-pledging-BAN-Islamic-headscarf-TV-debate-Macron.html">debate</a> on Wednesday night, Le Pen pledged to ban headscarves in public and Macron accused her of being “in the grip of Russia.” Macron claimed that Le Pen is still paying back money to a Moscow bank as Russia invades Ukraine. &#8220;War is raging on the continent,&#8221; Macron said during the debate.
&#8220;Times are very dangerous indeed. Russia is strengthening its offensive, and this will lead to more human disasters,&#8221; he added.
After the debate, polls showed Le Pen drop among voters. “Survey results published hours after the face-off showed Macron on 59 per cent of the vote, and his right-wing right rival on 39 per cent, with 2 per cent abstentions,” the Daily Mail reported.
The two political rivals also faced each other in the 2017 election when Macron beat Le Pen by an even larger margin than what pollsters are predicting for Sunday&#8217;s outcome. In 2017, Macron won nearly two thirds of the vote to Le Pen’s 33%, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/04/24/world/french-election-runoff-results">per</a> The New York Times.
The Times also wrote that Macron becomes the first French president to be reelected since 2002. 
The French president has been criticized for his harsh words toward those who wish to remain unvaccinated against COVID-19. In January, he doubled down on saying he wanted to “piss off” unvaccinated people, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/french-president-macron-doubles-down-on-comment-to-piss-off-the-unvaccinated">reported</a>.
“When some make from their freedom … a motto, not only do they put others’ lives at risk, but they are also curtailing others’ freedom,” Macron said in January. “That I cannot accept.”

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French President Emmanuel Macron lamented President Joe Biden&#8217;s choice of words during an interview, arguing that it could be escalatory to call Russian President Vladimir Putin out directly over multiple reports of war crimes in Ukraine.
Reporting site Visegrad 24 tweeted video of Macron along with the caption, &#8220;Macron is criticizing Biden for calling Putin &#8216;a butcher.&#8217; The French president says it’s not constructive. &#8216;I would not use that kind of language. If a ceasefire is to be brokered, we must not escalate — neither through words nor actions.'&#8221;
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Macron is criticizing Biden for calling Putin “a butcher”. The French president says it’s not constructive.
“I would not use that kind of language. If a ceasefire is to be brokered, we must not escalate — neither through words nor actions.” <a href="https://t.co/REzBTzJWc5">pic.twitter.com/REzBTzJWc5</a>
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Macron appeared to be suggesting that it was more important to keep an open dialogue with Putin than to be forthright about the actions he has either permitted or expressly ordered as his occupation forces <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/biden-joins-emergency-nato-talks-as-ukraine-war-enters-second-month/">continue their invasion</a> of Ukraine.
&#8220;Macron warned against calling Putin a &#8216;butcher.&#8217; &#8216;I wouldn’t use terms like that because I’m still in talks with President Putin,&#8217; the French President said during an interview. Prior, U.S. President Joe Biden called Putin a &#8216;butcher,&#8217; a &#8216;murderous dictator&#8217; &amp; &#8216;a pure thug,'&#8221; the Kyiv Independent reported.
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⚡️ Macron warned against calling Putin a &#39;butcher.&#39;
“I wouldn’t use terms like that because I’m still in talks with President Putin,” the French President said during an interview.
Prior, U.S. President Joe Biden called Putin a “butcher,” a “murderous dictator” &amp; “a pure thug.”
&mdash; The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) <a href="https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/status/1508082405239934977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Garry Kasparov immediately <a href="https://twitter.com/Kasparov63/status/1508097371514753030">ripped into Macron</a>, saying, &#8220;Apparently Macron will never realize that the problem isn&#8217;t accurately calling Putin what he is, but that he&#8217;s still in talks with him no matter how many war crimes he commits.&#8221;
He went on to suggest that Macron ought to make his next statement effectively appeasing Putin from the <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/we-were-surrounded-ap-journalist-details-harrowing-escape-from-besieged-city-of-mariupol/">nearly-destroyed</a> port city of Mariupol — where Russian troops fired on a <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/twitter-deletes-russian-embassy-u-k-tweets-claiming-maternity-hospital-was-staged/">maternity hospital</a> and a theater that was <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/report-300-dead-in-russian-airstrike-on-mariupol-theater/">clearly marked</a> as a shelter housing children.
&#8220;Macron should have his next humiliating chat with Putin in Mariupol. Engagement with a dictator is a loss of leverage and a show of weakness. Pressure comes from isolation, which targets Putin’s hold on power, the only thing he cares about,&#8221; Kasparov <a href="https://twitter.com/Kasparov63/status/1508108712203988993">tweeted</a>.
&#8220;Even if you think your goals are pure, like getting humanitarian aid into Ukraine, groveling before Putin is never going to be the most effective way to achieve them,&#8221; Kasparov continued. &#8220;It gives him more chips to gamble with. Then he’ll take more hostages to gain more.&#8221;
&#8220;Dictatorship are sociopaths, narcissists. They see only what helps them,&#8221; he concluded. &#8220;&#8216;I bombed entire cities full of innocents to the ground and foreign leaders are still coming to beg for my help. I am powerful and should continue bombing.'&#8221;
Macron was not the only one to criticize Biden for remarks he made while meeting with NATO allies in Europe — but most of the president&#8217;s critics were not terribly concerned that Biden had called Putin a &#8220;butcher.&#8221; They were more concerned that he may have <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/white-house-rushes-to-clean-up-disastrous-remarks-biden-made-about-putin-during-speech/">verbally slipped</a> his way into escalating tensions by suggesting that American troops might go to Ukraine, that NATO was ready to retaliate with chemical weapons if Russia used them first, and that he might be advocating <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/chatter-of-25th-amendment-erupts-after-biden-ramps-up-escalation-talk-on-russia-white-house-bats-cleanup/">regime change</a> in Russia.

European Union Leaders on Day Two of Summit

‘We Should Not Escalate’: French President Complains After Biden Calls Putin A ‘Butcher’

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Vladimir Putin

French President Emanuel Macron&#8217;s office said in a statement late on Sunday that Democrat President Joe Biden has agreed in &#8220;principle&#8221; to meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a summit aimed at staving off the largest military conflict in Europe since WWII.
&#8220;The President of the Republic spoke with the President of the United States, Mr. Joe BIDEN and the President of the Russian Federation, Mr. Vladimir PUTIN,&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;He proposed a summit to be held between President BIDEN and President PUTIN and then with relevant stakeholders to discuss security and strategic stability in Europe. Presidents BIDEN and PUTIN have both accepted the principle of such a summit.&#8221;
&#8220;The substance will have to be prepared by Secretary BLINKEN and Minister LAVROV during their meeting on Thursday 24 February,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;It can only be held at the condition that Russia does not invade Ukraine. The President of the Republic will work with all stakeholders to prepare the content of these discussions.&#8221;
The White House released a short statement about the phone call with Macron, saying, “They discussed ongoing diplomacy and deterrence efforts in response to Russia’s military buildup on the borders of Ukraine.”
Russia released a much longer statement than Biden did, saying that Putin and Macron &#8220;had an in-depth discussion of the developments around Ukraine as well as developments regarding long-term legal security guarantees for the Russian Federation.&#8221;
&#8220;Considering the current state of affairs, the two presidents found it expedient to step up the search for a diplomatic solution between the foreign ministers and political advisors to the leaders of the Normandy format countries,&#8221; the statement later added. &#8220;Considering the above factors, Vladimir Putin once again emphasized the need for the US and NATO to take Russia’s demands to ensure its security guarantees as seriously as possible and to respond specifically and to the point.&#8221;
The news comes as Putin has amassed approximately 190,000 troops near the Ukraine border, effectively surrounding the country. A U.S. official told reporters on Friday that 40-50% of the up to <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-troops-told-to-exercise-restraint-to-avoid-provoking-russian-invasion-11645185631">190,000</a> Russian soldiers near Ukraine’s borders are now “in an attack position.”
Russian military forces have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-russian-military-has-received-orders-now-to-proceed-with-the-invasion-of-ukraine-report-says">reportedly</a> received orders from Putin to invade Ukraine, according to a new report on alleged U.S. intelligence.
“The President was very clear that he is convinced by U.S. intelligence that this invasion will happen, that President Putin decided to do it,” CBS News host Margaret Brennan said during an interview on Sunday. “How was he that certain?”
“Because the intelligence says that Russian troops have actually received orders now, to proceed with the invasion,” CBS News correspondent David Martin said. “So not only are they moving up closer and closer to the border into these attack positions, but the commanders on the ground are making specific plans for how they would maneuver in their sector of the battlefield.”
“They’re doing everything that American commanders would do once they got the order to proceed,” he added.
This article has been expanded after publication to include additional information.
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President Biden Delivers Update On Situation With Russia And Ukraine

France’s President Claims Biden Has Agreed In ‘Principle’ To Summit With Putin

French President Emmanuel Macron has informed reporters that Russian President Vladimir Putin has assured him that there would be no further military escalation along the Ukraine border.
&#8220;I secured an assurance there would be no deterioration or escalation,&#8221; Macron <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60299790">said</a>, who spoke with Putin on Monday. However, Russia has described any suggestion of a guarantee that escalation would not continue as “not right.”
After almost six hours of talks with Putin, Macron traveled to Kyiv, Ukraine, to speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. During a press conference with Zelensky, Macron said that there was now potential to make negotiations between Russia and Ukraine “move forward,” and that he could see &#8220;concrete solutions.” 
Macron noted that there was also a “shared determination” to implement the Minsk agreement, which was signed in September 2014 and (unsuccessfully) sought to end war in the Donbas region of Ukraine.
In an interview with the French weekly <a href="https://www.lejdd.fr/International/exclusif-crise-en-ukraine-ce-que-macron-va-dire-a-poutine-4092102">Journal du Dimanche</a> prior to meeting with Putin, Macron downplayed the notion that the Russian president is looking to invade Ukraine.
“The intensity of the dialogue we have had with Russia and this visit to Moscow are likely to prevent [a military operation] from happening. Then we will discuss the terms of de-escalation,” he told the Journal, according to a translation provided by <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-vows-for-de-escalation-and-dialogue-ahead-of-russian-trip-putin-ukraine/">Politico</a>. “I have always been in a deep dialogue with President Putin and our responsibility is to build historic solutions.”
Macron then appeared to argue that an expansion of Russian territory was not Putin’s 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, before implying that Russia’s apparent concerns over their own national security are valid.
“The security and sovereignty of Ukraine or any other European state cannot be a subject for compromise, while it is also legitimate for Russia to pose the question of its own security,” Macron said.
“We have to be very realistic. We will not obtain unilateral moves, but it is essential to avoid a deterioration of the situation before building mechanisms and reciprocal gestures of trust,” Macron said of a deal that could prevent conflict. “We must protect our European brothers by proposing a new balance capable of preserving their sovereignty and peace. This must be done while respecting Russia and understanding the contemporary traumas of this great people and great nation.”
“Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia was aware of Macron’s plans to ease tensions,” <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/frances-macron-flies-moscow-high-risk-diplomatic-mission-2022-02-06/">Reuters</a> reported.
“The situation is too complex to expect decisive breakthroughs in the course of one meeting,” Peskov said. “In recent days there has been nothing new on the topic of security guarantees for Russia, our Western interlocutors prefer not to mention this topic.”
“I don’t think there are short-term victories,” Macron told <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-joe-biden-vladimir-putin-europe-moscow-46f8be10fa71af16bae8f3a9bd82918d">reporters</a>. “We can prevent some things in the short term. I don’t believe in spontaneous miracles. There are lots of tensions, nervousness. That’s also why I decided to start the discussion a few weeks ago.”
Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at<a href="https://twitter.com/ighaworth"> @ighaworth</a>.

Macron

Macron Says Putin Assures No New ‘Deterioration Or Escalation’ As Russian Forces Mass On Ukraine Border

French President Emmanuel Macron is traveling to Moscow on Monday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in an attempt to reduce tensions with Ukraine. According to Macron, he believes that a deal that would prevent full-scale war is on the table, and that it is legitimate for Russia to raise concerns regarding its national security.
In an interview with the French weekly <a href="https://www.lejdd.fr/International/exclusif-crise-en-ukraine-ce-que-macron-va-dire-a-poutine-4092102">Journal du Dimanche</a>, Macron downplayed the notion that Putin is looking to invade Ukraine.
“The intensity of the dialogue we have had with Russia and this visit to Moscow are likely to prevent [a military operation] from happening. Then we will discuss the terms of de-escalation,” he told the Journal, according to a translation provided by <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-vows-for-de-escalation-and-dialogue-ahead-of-russian-trip-putin-ukraine/">Politico</a>. “I have always been in a deep dialogue with President Putin and our responsibility is to build historic solutions.”
Macron then appeared to argue that an expansion of Russian territory was not Putin’s 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, before implying that Russia’s apparent concerns over their own national security are valid.
“The security and sovereignty of Ukraine or any other European state cannot be a subject for compromise, while it is also legitimate for Russia to pose the question of its own security,” Macron said.
“We have to be very realistic. We will not obtain unilateral moves, but it is essential to avoid a deterioration of the situation before building mechanisms and reciprocal gestures of trust,” Macron said of a deal that could prevent conflict. “We must protect our European brothers by proposing a new balance capable of preserving their sovereignty and peace. This must be done while respecting Russia and understanding the contemporary traumas of this great people and great nation.”
&#8220;Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia was aware of Macron&#8217;s plans to ease tensions,&#8221; <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/frances-macron-flies-moscow-high-risk-diplomatic-mission-2022-02-06/">Reuters</a> reported.
&#8220;The situation is too complex to expect decisive breakthroughs in the course of one meeting,” Peskov said. &#8220;In recent days there has been nothing new on the topic of security guarantees for Russia, our Western interlocutors prefer not to mention this topic.”
“I don’t think there are short-term victories,” Macron told <a href="https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-joe-biden-vladimir-putin-europe-moscow-46f8be10fa71af16bae8f3a9bd82918d">reporters</a>. “We can prevent some things in the short term. I don’t believe in spontaneous miracles. There are lots of tensions, nervousness. That’s also why I decided to start the discussion a few weeks ago.”
Conversely, on Sunday, Biden administration National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/593011-sullivan-says-russia-could-invade-the-ukraine-any-day-now">warned</a> that Russia could invade Ukraine “any day now.”
“We are in the window. Any day now, Russia could take military action against Ukraine or it could be a couple of weeks from now or Russia could choose to take the diplomatic path instead,” Sullivan said on “Fox News Sunday.”
Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at<a href="https://twitter.com/ighaworth"> @ighaworth</a>.

Zelensky, Macron and Putin

Macron Visits Russia To De-Escalate Ukraine Tensions, Says Russian National Security Concerns Are ‘Legitimate’

Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly warned French President Emmanuel Macron that the West has ignored Russia’s security concerns, and that the ongoing standoff regarding the amassing military powers along the border with Ukraine had not yet been resolved.
&#8220;US and NATO responses did not take account of such key Russian concerns as preventing NATO expansion, non-deployment of strike weapons systems near Russian borders, or returning the alliance&#8217;s military potential and infrastructure in Europe to positions existing in 1997,&#8221; a Kremlin readout of the call said, according to <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60173191">BBC News</a>.
As previously reported by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-call-between-biden-and-zelensky-did-not-go-well-but-ukrainian-and-american-officials-deny-anonymous-leaking">The Daily Wire</a>, President Joe Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss the potential military conflict between Ukraine and Russia. According to a report citing anonymous sources, the call “did not go well.” 
CNN first <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/27/politics/biden-zelensky-call/index.html">reported</a> the story on Thursday evening, causing both the White House and the Ukrainian government to respond and dismiss any anonymous leaks about the call as “completely false.”
“On the call, which the Ukrainian official described as ‘long and frank,’ Biden warned his Ukrainian counterpart that a Russian attack may be imminent, saying that an invasion was now virtually certain, once the ground had frozen later in February, according to the official,” The Daily Wire explained. “Zelensky, however, said his position was that the threat from Russia remains ‘dangerous but ambiguous,’ and it is not certain that an attack will take place, the official said.”
Following concern regarding the call, in an attempt to set the record straight, the White House released the following readout of Zelensky and Biden’s phone call:
<blockquote>Formatting edited:
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke today with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine. President Biden reaffirmed the readiness of the United States along with its allies and partners to respond decisively if Russia further invades Ukraine.
He also underscored the commitment of the United States to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. President Biden noted the United States has provided Ukraine with over half a billion dollars in development and humanitarian assistance in the last year and is exploring additional macroeconomic support to help Ukraine’s economy amidst pressure resulting from Russia’s military build-up.
President Biden made clear that despite the departure of American family members of embassy personnel, the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, remains open and fully operational.
The leaders discussed coordinated diplomatic efforts on European security, underscoring the principle of “nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine.”
President Biden relayed the United States’ support for conflict resolution efforts in the Normandy Format, expressing his hope that the sides’ recommitment on January 26 to the terms of the July 2020 ceasefire will help decrease tensions and advance the implementation of the Minsk Agreements.</blockquote>
The United States Embassy is now <a href="https://ua.usembassy.gov/message-to-us-citizens%e2%80%af%e2%80%afcommercial-air-availability-from-ukraine%e2%80%af%e2%80%af/">officially advising</a> all Americans in the Eastern European nation to leave the country either via commercial travel or private means.
The U.S. Embassy released a statement Wednesday morning telling Americans that “the security situation in Ukraine continues to be unpredictable due to the increased threat of Russian military action and can deteriorate with little notice.”

Putin

Vladimir Putin Warns U.S. Ignoring Russia’s Security Concerns: Report

French President Emmanuel Macron doubled down on the controversial comments he made earlier this week that claimed he wanted to &#8220;piss off&#8221; unvaccinated people through his nation&#8217;s restrictions against those who refuse to get COVID-19 shots.
Macron responded to his recent remarks during a news conference in Paris on Friday.
“When some make from their freedom &#8230; a motto, not only do they put others’ lives at risk, but they are also curtailing others’ freedom. That I cannot accept,” he said in reference to unvaccinated people, according to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-europe-paris-emmanuel-macron-52a2f5af6803b2b24a60118bb33f0d8b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Associated Press</a>.
“When you are a citizen you must agree to do your civic duty,” he added.
&#8220;About 77% of the population, including more than 91% of adults, are fully vaccinated,&#8221; according to the report.
France is currently debating whether new vaccine pass laws should be approved to restrict activities among the unvaccinated and encourage more citizens to receive the jab.
The new vaccine pass would exclude unvaccinated people from theaters, restaurants, sporting events, and other public venues. It would also impact transportation, as it would be required to travel on buses and domestic flights.
The Associated Press said the debate will continue in the French Senate next week with plans to finalize the legislation by the middle of the month.
The politics regarding the decision are also important. Macron faces a battle for reelection that will take place in April.
Macron is expected to announce his plans to run for a second term but has yet to officially reveal his decision.
&#8220;There is no false suspense. I want to,&#8221; Macron said, according to a <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220104-macron-says-wants-to-stand-for-re-election-but-hasn-t-decided" target="_blank" rel="noopener">France 24</a> report on Tuesday. &#8220;Once the health situation allows it and I have made everything clear &#8212; inside myself and with respect to the political equation &#8212; I will say what it (the decision) is.&#8221;
The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/reports-claim-french-president-macron-said-he-wanted-to-piss-off-the-unvaxxed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that a more accurate translation of the term Macron used in his original comments may have been much worse:
<blockquote>According to multiple reports, French President Emmanuel Macron said that his goal was to “piss off” the unvaccinated in his country — hoping that the threat of more draconian restrictions would spur them to get vaccinated — but people who speak French claimed that what <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/france-introduces-work-at-home-mandate-as-europe-cracks-down-over-omicron/">Macron</a> really said was much worse.
The <a href="https://twitter.com/nytimesworld/status/1478685482544418816">New York Times World</a> section posted a tweet saying, “President Macron of France drew criticism over his comments about people who had refused coronavirus vaccines. ‘I really want to piss off the unvaccinated,’ he told the newspaper Le Parisien. ‘And so we are going to continue doing that, until the end.&#8217;”
The <a href="https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1478703682749452294">Washington Post</a> went with the same translation, tweeting, “‘I am not for pissing off the French … however, the unvaccinated, I really want to piss them off,’ French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview.”
<a href="https://twitter.com/POLITICOEurope/status/1478777238384529412">Politico Europe</a> tweeted, “Emmanuel Macron’s use of the term ‘piss off’ has caused a furore in France. But he’s not the first French politician to break into bad language. Charles de Gaulle and Nicolas Sarkozy, among others, also famously employed ‘gros mots.&#8217;”
But as policy correspondent for The Independent Jon Stone noted, something may have been lost in translation. “English langauge press grappling with reporting Macron saying he wants to ‘«Emmerder» the unvaccinated is quite funny. Most going with ‘piss off’ and others ‘hassle’… of course it literally means ‘to sh*t on.&#8217;”</blockquote>

French President Macron Doubles Down On Comment To ‘Piss Off’ The Unvaccinated

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