French President Emmanuel Macron does not believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants peace. "Do I think President Putin wants peace? The answer is no," Macron said on Sunday at his summer residence in Bormes-les-Mimosas in southern France following a video conference with European leaders.

The remarks were a considerable shift for France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, who called Moscow a potential threat for many European countries.

French President Emmanuel Macron has dubbed Vladimir Putin an ‘ogre’, a giant monster in European folklore that eats children. He said that the Russian leader is a threat to entire Europe and needs to keep attacking for his own political survival.