“Not the US and the Russian Federation will determine the future of Europe.” As in Ukraine and the world they respond to Macron’s historical speech, in which he recognized Russia as a threat to years for years

Already on March 6, the French Minister of Defense Sebastian Lecortny said that Paris could transfer to Ukraine his intelligence on the background of pauses of appropriate assistance from the United States.

NV has gathered the first reactions among Ukrainian opinions and in Western media to the Macron’s iconic speech and its expressive application for leadership in European security architecture – against the backdrop of US departure from Europe support.

Peace cannot mean the collapse of Ukraine, not the US and the Russian Federation will determine the future of Europe: what Macron said in addressing the nation

Macron’s main theses of Macron on March 5 were as follows:

• “The US, our ally, changed their position on this war, support Ukraine less and leave uncertainty about further action. […] We must admit that we enter a new era. “
• “If a country can invade its neighbor in Europe with impunity, then no state can be sure of its own security. This will mean that only the right of force will act, and peace on our continent will no longer be guaranteed. “
• Russia is now a threat to France and Europe now. It has already turned a conflict in Ukraine into a global one.
• “Russia’s aggression knows no limits. It continues to be armed, spending more than 40% of its budget for military needs. ” By 2030, Russia plans to increase its army by 300,000 soldiers, 3,000 tanks and 300 fighters. Who can believe that Russia will stop in Ukraine?
• It would be madness to stay viewers. We now have to make a decision for Ukraine, for the security of the French, for the safety of Europeans.
• The path to peace cannot run because of the abandonment of Ukraine. Peace in Ukraine cannot be reached at any cost or on the conditions dictated by Russia. Peace cannot mean the surrender or collapse of Ukraine.
• We can no longer trust Russia on the word. Russia did not comply with the ceasefire, concluded after 2014 in Minsk. And we were unable to ensure stability due to the lack of reliable guarantees.
• The achievement of such a peaceful agreement, after which Russia would not invade Ukraine again, should mean the support of the Ukrainian army for a long period. This may also involve the deployment of European forces. They won’t fight on the front line but will be there [в Україні] after the peace is signed to ensure its full observance.
• The next week in Paris there will be a meeting of the heads of the General Staff of countries, ready to join in the guarantee of future peace in Ukraine.
• The future of Europe should not be decided in Washington or Moscow. Regardless of whether the peace in Ukraine can be reached, Europe states must be armed themselves and strengthening common defense – “for peace and restraining the enemy.”
• France will start a strategic debate on the dissemination of nuclear umbrella On European partners after the call of the probable future Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Martz. “Whatever happens, the decision was always and will be in the hands of the President” France.
• Europe has strength and talent to compete with the US or Russia.
• France requires additional defense investments that will require mobilization of private and state funding, reform.
• Macron hopes to convince Donald Trump to abandon 25 percent customs duties for European products.

Below the video – Macron referral in English:

“Europe will be to oppose blackmail and threats from the US”: Reactions to Macron’s speech in Ukraine

“Therefore, the issue of leadership in Europe is resolved. Not only at the level of dreams and desires, ”Macron reacts Sergey Sidorenko, Editor -in -Chief of European Truth.

In a discussion in his comments to his post, he added that “leadership is first and foremost about initiatives and their promotion.” “Effectiveness is important, but not the first to cancel,” Sidorenko recalled in response to skepticism as to whether Macron’s words are embodied in action.

A similar opinion expressed and Taras Zhovtenko, security analyst of the Democratic Initiatives. Ilka Kucheriv and Acting Executive Director of this Fund.

“It seems that the issue with leadership in Europe is getting even clearer outlines – if France manages to implement at least part of what Macron said, ”Zhovtenko stressed, having listed in his post key theses from the President of France.

“Given the voice of the President of France to the nation of the initiative, united by Europe, there will be something to contrast the blackmail and threats from the United States, ”Taras Zhovtenko added in his other post, where he offered a number “of its modest proposals, ”as Europe could hypothetically mirror defensive cooperation with the United States.

“Donald and Quent trusts, Ink, it must Said Zhovhenko.

“Macron’s speech testified – a message that Ukraine has reported the event in recent years (“We defend not only ourselves but also Western democracy”) is perceived and becomes the basis for political decisions, ” – emphasizes Volodymyr Vyatrovych, Ukrainian historian, People’s Deputy and exclusive of the Institute of National Memory.

He is convinced that the awareness of the fact that “the United States under the leadership of Trump leaves Europe” is more important than an attempt to understand what is the motive of such a decision by the United States – “whether it is a change in geopolitical orientations (to the Pacific region), or ideological differences (According to Vance, Europe has “betrayed” true values) or just a new head of state (He does so, because he can afford it). ”

Therefore, the scandal at the White House on February 28 – regardless of its reason – “did not start this process, but only released it”, the historian is convinced. At the same time the dispute “Running (And it may have accelerated) important processes of regrouping forces in Europe, which are generally useful for us, ”Vyatrovich emphasizes.

“Some Ukrainians perceived the words of the President of France with anxiety, in which they felt that it was about the preparation of Europe for the World War. But this is good news – good that is being prepared, ”he sums up.

Valery Pekar, teacher of Kyiv-Mohyla Business School and Public figure, Summarized the reasons for accelerating the event in the geopolitical plane, answering the conditional question “Why did everything turn so quickly? ”

The baker recalled that time is playing against all parties except China:

• “Time plays against Trump: he needs to show a quick result, otherwise he will lose the image of the negotiation genius, the superimerian. Ratings will fall, opposition (In the broad sense – democrats, trade unions, courts, universities and so on) will raise the head. “
• “Time plays against Russia: all the factors of decline gradually intensify. Russia does not intensify but weaken (actions of the Armed Forces, Western sanctions, China, internal problems). I emphasize: gradually. “
• “Time is playing against Ukraine: we have resources this year, not for the next, and without American support will be more difficult. The Armed Forces are depleted, society is depleted.
• “Time plays against Europe: it is necessary to wake up and consolidate quickly, create systems, fill them with money, launch processes.”

“So, everyone is in the time. Time plays against everyone. So everything is so fast. The exception is China. Time plays on him because he carefully planned everything. […] Those who plan for longer will win, ”the baker summarized after the events of the last weeks and Macron’s appeal.

“It would be madness as an observer, so France will have to make serious decisions on assistance to Ukraine and for the safety of its citizens and Europe in general, ” – he is convinced Tatiana Troshchinskaya, Ukrainian journalist, radio host, media expert and mediatrener, as well as the winner of the George Gongadze Prize 2024. She expressed this opinion in comments to her post with the main theses from Macron’s speech.

Political scientist Sergei Taran noted that he believes little “In fast European peacekeeping missions in Ukraine. ” “Because Europeans will not go to them without guarantees of the United States. And the United States is not given guarantees now. Even US membership in NATO even question, ”Taran recalled.

However, he notes in Macron’s address “Another much more promising topic is the spread of the French nuclear umbrella to EU countries. “It can be a serious frame for the future new security architecture in Europe. And there will no longer be the consent of the United States. On the contrary, the US disagreement, if any, will only accelerate its creation, ”Taran emphasizes.

“And to add more optimism, I will repeat that the new security architecture in Europe will simply be doomed with the participation of Ukraine. And not because Ukrainians are very fond of Europe. And because having a truly capable army in the European forces will be profitable for the most gentle Europe, ”the political scientist summarized.

Europe must stand for itself for the first time after World War II: what was heard in Macron Western Media

In his speech Macron “He sought to force the French to understand the unprecedented seriousness of the current hardship: for the first time after the Second World War, Europe is forced to stand up for itself, ”, – writes Hugh Schofield, Paris correspondent of the British Air Force.

According to him, “Macron seeks to prepare France for difficult choice.” And his call to ensure that Europe is preparing for its own defense means “re -industrialization of the defense sector and attracting huge funds” in this industry.

“How can this be done at the European level – it may be clear March 6 in Brussels [де проходить засідання лідерів ЄС на рівні Європейської Ради]but the President noted that France will also have to make an important and painful choice, ”Chofild emphasizes.

Analyzing Macron’s thesis about possible “The tremendous change in the nuclear doctrine of France as part of the rethinking of European defense “, the Air Force correspondent reminds:” So far, France’s nuclear restraint has been used solely as a guarantor of national sovereignty, but Macron said that there may be discussions on the expansion of nuclear umbrellas to other countries. “

American CNN states that Macron’s words about “new era ”for Europe testify to “Growth of fatigue due to the change in the tone of US President Donald Trump in the direction [наближення] to Moscow. “ Against this background, the channel notes that “the unforeseenness of the US President and the quick decisions to dismantle ancient arrangements” will exhaust the patience of the world leaders. CNN also calls a “critical” summit for Ukraine in Brussels on March 6, where “European leaders will again try to intercept control over the negotiations on war in Ukraine in Ukraine in a more feverish” tug of “against the USA and Russia, which may approach the climax.”

Otherwise, Macron CNN’s appeal is distinguished as his main focus of France’s readiness to “consider the possibility of protecting European allies with his nuclear arsenal.” The TV channel reminds that These comments “appeared after the probable next German Chancellor Friedrich Merz advocated negotiations with France and the United Kingdom – two nuclear powers of Europe – to expand their nuclear protection.”

Influential German edition Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung In the column about “The Macron Red button “notes:” When in the prime time of the evening news all TV channels switch to the Elisha Palace to the sounds of Marseillery, the situation is serious. Emmanuel Macron’s President TV on Wednesday evening [5 березня] corresponded to this tradition. In less than a quarter of an hour he put his compatriots before the fact of a new threatening situation and urged them to join [потреб оборони] their country and Europe. “Russia has become a threat to France and Europe for the coming years,” Macron’s most important conclusion distinguishes FAZ, along with his idea to respond to the call of the future German leader Friedrich Merz about the expansion of the nuclear umbrella.

French Le Figaro writes that the purpose of Macron’s appeal was an attempt “To reassure and persuade the public, to clarify the position of the country and to present a choice that the nation should make. ” “In short, to provide the” Enlightenment “on the eve of a decisive European summit in Brussels. After a bad dissolution [парламенту влітку 2024] and against the backdrop of what he will not be able to put forward his candidature [на виборах президента] In 2027, the Head of State was in the reconciliation of history – and therefore returns to the forefront, ”Macron’s leadership ambitions in Europe sums up.