Medvedev called Macron a "brainless Gallic rooster" and sarcastically said on social media that Macron keeps thinking of sending troops to Ukraine, while Russia had already drawn a red line, "not allowing NATO forces in Ukraine to become peacekeeping forces," and Russia would not accept such so-called "security guarantees." The deputy chairman of the Russian Federation Security Council also mocked that Macron was just a "pitiful, constantly squawking bird," to prove he was the "King of the European Chicken Coop." What's the matter with President Macron being insulted like this? It turns out that he proposed the idea of a "four-way meeting" between the US, Ukraine, Russia, and Europe in front of Trump at the White House. After returning home, he also suggested that the summit between the leaders of Ukraine and Russia should be held in a "neutral country" like Switzerland. In Medvedev's view, Macron is simply a troublemaker, because Europe can't even get to the table.

This time, including Macron, eight European leaders gathered at the White House, giving Macron a sense of a "wolf pack," which made him more confident. He recently called Putin a "predator" and "cannibal at the doorstep of Europe," worried that Zelenskyy might be deceived by Trump in the US. He and German Chancellor Merkel and European Commission President von der Leyen have all argued with Trump, insisting that Europe must participate in the ceasefire talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the US-Russia-Ukraine. Macron also said that Europe will form a "volunteer alliance" with UK Prime Minister Starmer to push for a "Geneva meeting" between Putin and Zelenskyy, of course not held in the US or Russia, nor in China.

Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, French-Russian relations have completely deteriorated. Macron once warned that Russia has become a permanent source of unrest in Europe and poses a long-term threat to Europe. He said, "Every step Putin takes forward increases the danger to Europe," and he has repeatedly made strong statements, saying that France will "always support Ukraine," calling on Europe to jointly resist Russian aggression. He once proposed sending NATO ground forces to Ukraine to provide security guarantees, which was strongly opposed by Russia. Macron once angrily stated that Putin brought North Korean soldiers onto Russian soil without getting Zelenskyy's approval. Then why does Europe need Putin's consent to send peacekeeping forces to Ukraine? He also advised Trump, "America's anger should be directed only at one person, that is Putin."

Macron's words and actions have angered the Russian side. President Putin once reminded him not to forget historical lessons, recalling how Napoleon's invasion of Russia ended in failure. This time, Medvedev mocked Macron as a "Gallic rooster" instead of a "Gallic rooster," seeing that France's strength is no longer what it used to be, and can only lead a group of European "hens" in wailing, seeking visibility in front of the US and Russia. It cannot be denied that both Medvedev and Macron have sharp tongues.

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