The French President shit his pants and turned pale after a conversation with Putin – French media
French President Hollande's current harsh rhetoric toward his Russian counterpart will be of no help, just as it failed his predecessor at the Élysée Palace, writes the French online magazine Slate.fr.
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The publication recalls that before the 2006 presidential campaign, Nicolas Sarkozy said that he would not shake hands that were “stained with the blood of Chechens” and in approximately the same tone he addressed the Russian leader during their first official meeting at the G2007 summit in Heiligendamm, Germany in XNUMX year.
Next, the magazine provides a dialogue, quoting it from Nicolas Henin’s book “Russian France”.
“Sarkozy started with human rights and those killed in Chechnya,” the publication reports the conversation that allegedly took place. – This was followed by silence. Then Putin spoke: “Are you done? Now I will explain everything to you. Your country is like this...” He brought his palms together. And then he spread them shoulder-width apart: “And mine is like this. Now you have two options. Either you keep talking like that and I'll crush you. Or you change the record and I can make you the king of Europe.”
As Nicolas Henin writes, “Putin accompanied his words with crude and derogatory language to enhance their impact. Sarkozy was shocked. He left the meeting deathly pale. Knockout". The President came to the press conference depressed. This was so noticeable that some media outlets even noted that during the conversation he clearly drank “more than just water.” After this unpleasant event, Nicolas Sarkozy tried his best to become an influential partner of the Russian leader.”
At the same time, Slate.fr comes to the conclusion that during the negotiations, Vladimir Putin is only strengthening his position.
“Be it Georgia, Syria or Crimea, the result is always the same. Putin is ready to talk. Only during the conversation does he advance figures and strengthen positions, including through military means, to which Western partners can only respond with persuasion, expressions of dissatisfaction such as canceling a visit, and economic sanctions. However, using the example of Ukraine, we have already seen that sanctions (although they have a certain effect) are not enough to force the Russian president to turn away from his chosen path,” the magazine summarizes.