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In the last two months, French President Emmanuel Macron has ignited fires around the world with his stances and attitudes towards Russia and Vladimir Putin.
Macron has not retracted a word from sending troops to Ukraine that set the world on fire about a month ago.
In fact, the French president did not hesitate to repeat it after a related question, arguing that he had faced the same distrust, especially from his Western allies, for sending weapons to Kiev.
The question is what has prompted Emmanuel Macron to transform from a "lamb" to a "wolf" and from the man who until the last minute tried to convince the Russian President in 2022 not to invade Ukraine, to the leader who does not hesitate, where now they talk about a global conflict in the territories of Eastern Europe to defeat Moscow once and for all...?
Le Pen's not-so-hidden sympathy for Putin
For many in France, Macron today is trying to bring to the surface through Ukraine a relationship that may not be hidden, but seems to be most disturbing to public opinion today: that of the far-right Marine Le Pen and the Russian President.
Le Pen has never hidden her sympathy for the head of the Kremlin and it is not too hidden and the way her far-right party systematically votes against European sanctions and aid to Ukraine...
Le Pen, has been written many times in the French and international media, that it is very likely that she is connected to unspecified Russian funds, for which she has declared that she has not done anything illegal and that it is her absolute right to have sponsorships. outside France.
Macron, analysts point out, is currently trying to create a clear rift between himself and Le Pen, and relations with Russia are extremely appropriate today given the conditions in the war zones.
Macron's attempt to emerge as Europe's own leader
It is clear that Macron cannot be characterized as an underweight and stupid leader. Even his staunchest detractors credit him with an unusually wide range of knowledge and a quickness of thought that is not easily attained. But what Macron is unable to do, at least so far, is lead.
His views may resonate with millions of French and even more Europeans, but opinion polls show no improvement especially in his party's ratings for the upcoming European elections. Macron is now clearly trying to position himself as the leader of Europe and does not want to be worn down or exhausted further at home, not at least until next summer's Olympics. However, even in this area, it does not seem to be able to convince the majority of member countries.
The Poles are clearly with him and are the only ones outside of France's traditional allies in Europe who have openly sided with the French leader.
The Franco-German split
But the rift between France and Germany has begun to deepen again after decades. The visit and hugs between Macron and Scholz last Friday in Berlin are just "make-up" for a relationship that has aged badly.
Olaf Solz cannot support his French counterpart for a number of reasons, the most important of which is that he has absolutely no desire to enter a war like the one in Ukraine, turning his economy from sick to dying.
Germany has once again been the protagonist and focus of this process and has paid for it twice. Today, Scholz's "No" is the only answer Berlin can give to Paris, but this is ideal for Macron, who presents it as a German shortcoming rather than a logical answer.
The French president has turned today into a voice of resistance to Russia, perhaps because he knows well and sees that the US, regardless of whether Trump is elected or not in the next presidential election, will try to bring the war in Ukraine to the diplomatic table.
Macron is not a warmonger, but in no case does he want Putin to emerge any stronger than a process in which the West as a whole is aligned against him. Macron is not wrong when he says that Putin's defeat is the only result that makes sense for the West since at any other stage Russian claims will have a greater scope even if this is not expressed directly or suddenly...
For the move to invade Ukraine, after all, Putin first tried and won the Crimea bet, catching not so much Ukraine, but Europe and the US "sleeping" in 2014./ Adapted from CNN.gr
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