You Can Always Bank On The French

[sandra4444]

To have 2 faces. French President say's that he distances himself from Biden's comment. wondered when the cracks would start appearing. Putin must be over the moon.

[naomi24]

Bearing in mind what I said on your other thread about Biden having put his foot in it, that comes as no surprise. It seems I’m not alone in reading the comment as I did.

[sandra4444]

Biden's just made it clear to the Russian people that they have a murderer for a president, and threatens the rest of the world with nukes.

[ichkeria]

I believe Macron said Biden should lay off the rude words while he Macron is still ringing Putin.
The courtship by phone I’d have thought is pointless.

[davebro]

Macron thinks he's top dog now Angela is off the scene. Bit of a poodle tho'.

[sandra4444]

Its about time Macron got the message. Putin is just playing with him, like he was and still is playing with so called peace talks.

The so called peace talks are there just to be showed on Russian TV.

[naomi24]

He’s French. Enough said. Putin doesn’t give a hoot about what he thinks.

[jno]

uh, hang on, Britain's done exactly the same thing

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/mar/27/nadhim-zahawi-biden-russia-putin

"You can always bank on the British"?

[davebro]

Zahawi was born in Iraq.

[jno]

Zahawi's a British cabinet minister.

[Atheist]

Just what Putin wants. European countries insulting each other. There really are some puerile ABers! Why do you dislike France? Just 'cos they're foreign? Sounds like it.

[naomi24]

Jno, the west should distance itself from Biden’s bloomer. He’s a duffer who shouldn’t be allowed to speak in public. That Macron is doing the French thing is something else entirely.

[Gromit]

It was a stupid thing for the President to say.
And no world leader is ever going to agree with him on record.

[ichkeria]

It was the right thing to say.
And as I’ve said at least twice elsewhere it was also the right thing for his remarks to be clarified.
I can’t believe how timid you people are.

[ichkeria]

Furthermore I’m amused when people complain that we’re “playing up to Russia’s idea that the west is out to get it” or some such.
Their propaganda is geared to lies in that direction anyway so really what we “say” makes no difference

[THECORBYLOON]

How can Biden's comment and the "clarification" both be right?

[ichkeria]

He said “this man cannot remain in power”

A cry from the heart made off the cuff and roundly cheered by many.
Then the clarification that the US isn’t “pursuing regime change”

But we all know that no civilised person wants Putin to stay in power
See? it’s easy if you try ;-)

[Khandro]

Gromit; //It was a stupid thing for the President to say.
And no world leader is ever going to agree with him on record.//

No world leader may say it, but a lot - like most of the public- would think it.

[Ellipsis]

"The Russian president is for the Russian people to decide" ... how are they going to do that then? Sounds like a clear call to revolution.