On the occasion of the ceremony for the 78th anniversary of the liberation of Bormes-les-Mimosas (Var) on August 17, 1944, Emmanuel Macron again spoke on Friday about the war in Ukraine and warned the French that they were going to have to accept the consequences of “the price of freedom and our values”.
« I’m thinking of our people, who will need the strength of soul to look the times ahead in the face, to resist uncertainties, sometimes to ease and adversity, and, united, agree to pay the price for our freedom and our values “Launched the Head of State.
A difficult return to school and winter in perspective
« Since the brutal attack launched by Vladimir Putin on February 24, the war has returned to a few hours from our borders on European soil “, he estimated, after having spoken during the day by telephone with Vladimir Putin about the dispatch of a mission of experts to the nuclear power plant of Zaporijjia, target of recurring bombardments of which accuse mutually Russia and Ukraine, raising fears of a new Chernobyl in southern Ukraine.
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Emmanuel Macron called for having a “ thoughts for the Ukrainian people, who are heroically resisting the terrible assaults of the Russian army and its auxiliaries ».
« Yes, the ghosts of the spirit of revenge, the flagrant violations of the sovereignty of States, the intolerable contempt for the peoples, the imperialist will reappear from the past to impose themselves in the daily life of our Europe, our neighbors, our friends “, he declaimed.
The president had already warned the French about a difficult return to school and winter, during his July 14 interview. Due to the risks of energy shortages and the soaring prices induced by the war in Ukraine, it will be necessary to expect to expect energy sobriety constraints, he announced, referring to a situation of “ war economy ».
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