Macron described Putin as a “predator, an ogre at our gates” who “needs to keep eating” to survive, posing a persistent threat to Europe. Macron noted that since 2007–2008, Putin has rarely kept his promises and has consistently acted as a destabilizing force,

The remarks were a considerable shift for France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, who called Moscow a potential threat for many European countries.

French President Emmanuel Macron expressed skepticism in a Monday interview that Russian President Vladimir Putin would be willing to make peace as President Trump’s pushes to end the war in Ukraine that has lasted more than three years.