The Kremlin has said that French President Emmanuel Macron's speech last night was "extremely confrontational" and, according to him, was an allegation that France wants the war to continue.
According to foreign media, as EU leaders gather in Brussels for urgent talks on defense spending, the Kremlin 'hit back' at the French leader's warning about the threat posed by Russia.
Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Macron's speech could hardly be perceived as a speech by a leader who was thinking about peace, writes A2 CNN.
Peskov also noted that Macron's speech did not mention what Russia claims as 'NATO expansion' towards its borders.
Allegations of 'proxy war'
Peskov also agreed with comments made by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that the Ukraine conflict is a proxy war between the US and Russia.
"It's been very clear from the beginning that President Donald Trump sees this as a protracted, deadlocked conflict," Rubio told Fox News on Wednesday.
"And frankly, it's a proxy war between nuclear powers, the United States, helping Ukraine and Russia - and it has to end," he said.
The Kremlin has long believed and repeatedly claimed that the conflict in Ukraine was a proxy war between Russia and the West. (A2 Televizion)
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