Vladimir Putin has "awakened" NATO with "the worst of electric shocks" by invading Ukraine. This was stated by President French Emmanuel Macron at the Globsec forum in Bratislava.
"Today we must help Ukraine with all means to carry out an effective counteroffensive," he said. Macron then called for a European defence structure, which is "indispensable" as a "pillar" within NATO. (ANSA): In 2019, President French called NATO a "brain-dead" organism.