Putin responded to Macron: "Have you forgotten history? Napoleon already came..."

Russian President Vladimir Putin commented on Emmanuel Macron's recent statements about the "Russian threat" to Europe. He recalled the consequences of Napoleon's invasion, noting that "there are still people who want to return to Napoleon's times, but they forget how it ended."

These words were a response to Macron's call for strategic debates on Europe's defense and the possible deployment of European forces to ensure peace in Ukraine. Putin made it clear that such historical parallels do not carry the brightest prospects for the West.