Reacting to criticism from Yannick Jadot, government spokesman Gabriel Attal refuted on Friday March 25 any kind of “naivete” Where “complacencyby Emmanuel Macron towards Vladimir Poutine, assuring that the presidentalways said things straight in the eyeto the Russian President.
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“Then Russia is not going to move, it is a neighbour, it will remain a neighbour, there will be a relationship with Russia anyway. And so we have to continue to dialogue, but by saying things to each other“said Gabriel Attal on France Info. The government spokesperson and supporter of candidate Emmanuel Macron was asked to react to statements on Thursday by environmentalist presidential candidate Yannick Jadot, according to which “there can be no naivety, arrogance or complacency in dealing with Russia“. “We are not obliged to shake his hand (to Vladimir Poutine, Ed) and especially not as Emmanuel Macron does to him“, estimated Yannick Jadot on France Info.
An open discussion channel
“The President of the Republic continues to discuss with Vladimir Putin, first at the request of President Zelensky“, said Gabriel Attal again, stressing that the Ukrainian president “regularly asks the President of the Republic to call Vladimir Putin to mediate between the two and pass on a certain number of messages“. Then, in the event that Russia ends up “review your calculations and plans», «there must be a discussion channel that is open so that we can sit around the table and discuss“.
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Finally, the spokesperson further argued, “the exchange with Vladimir Putin allows, we hope, (…) to have some progress“. He quoted “the safety and security of nuclear facilities“. Asked about the “Red linewhat US President Joe Biden would consider the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine by the Russian President, Gabriel Attal estimated that “say today that a next step would constitute a red line, that means hollow, or it can mean hollow, that we consider that what is happening today is acceptable“.
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