MUNICH- GERMANY: At the Munich Security Conference, Emmanuel Macron stated that he opposes a change of government in Russia since it would not significantly impede Moscow's efforts to resume its historic imperial ambitions.
"Let's be honest, I don't believe for a second in regime change, and when I hear a lot of people calling for regime change, I ask them, 'For which change?, the French president stated. Next up: Who rules for you?

Speaking in plain English, Mr. Macron continued by claiming that past regime changes in other nations had been "a terrible failure" at resolving conflicts.

Mr. Macon said that the current crisis can be connected to the conclusion of the Cold War and said that while the European Union made faults in its expansion, Russia never fully "digested" or accepted the fall of its empire.

He also suggested he would favour a new world order in answer to a query from another reporter. "We need to restructure the world order and broaden its scope."

Putin's oil war is failing as European petrol supplies approach record highs. Vladimir Putin's plans to finance his conflict in Ukraine will be thwarted because Europe is on track to conclude the winter with nearly record amounts of petrol in store.

"The time is not for dialogue with Russia," Emmanuel Macron said in a speech at the Munich Security Conference, adding that Russia's almost one-year-old invasion of its neighbour "had to fail." The French president made it plain that, for the time being, France will be stepping up its support for Kyiv.

The only way to enable serious negotiations, decided by Ukraine, its authorities, and its people, he said, was to increase support for the resistance of the Ukrainian people and its army and assist them in launching a counter-offensive.

"We are prepared for a protracted fight right now and are ready to step up (our efforts). It's the only way to get Russia back to the negotiating table and create a stable peace."

If Europe is to be in it for the long haul, Macron said, the bloc needs to invest in rearmament, and shift supply chains back to the continent and away from non-Europeon Union partners.

In 2022 May, Finland and neighboring Sweden applied to join the Western military alliance in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But existing member Turkey has opposed their memberships, accusing the Nordic countries of harboring what it calls Kurdish terrorist groups, he said.

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