(ANSA) - BRATISLAVA, 31 MAY - 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, stressing that "today we must help Ukraine with all means to carry out an effective counteroffensive". "This is what we are doing, and we need to intensify," added Macron, who in 2019 called NATO a "brain-dead" organism.
President French then called for a European defence structure, which is "indispensable" as a "pillar within NATO". (ANSA).
Macron, Putin woke up NATO with electric shock
2023-05-31T13:31:52.207Z
Highlights: 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.

Vladimir Putin "woke up" NATO with "the worst of electric shocks" by invading Ukraine. (ANSA)