PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that France must not be “weak” faced with the threat from Russia, while emphasising it had no intention of “sending our young people” to fight in the Ukraine war. “We would be wrong to show weakness in the face of this threat. If we want to protect ourselves, we French — which is my sole concern — we must demonstrate that we are not weak against the power that threatens us the most,” he told RTL radio in an interview.

The French president said there was no intention of 'sending our young people' to fight in the Ukraine war, after controversial remarks by a top general.

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that France must not be “weak” faced with the threat from Russia, while emphasising it had no intention of “sending our young…