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| Explicit and hidden threats. What did the defense ministers of Russia and France talk about? |
| 2024-04-05 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. by Gevorg Mirzayan [REGNUM] On the evening of April 3, negotiations took place between Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his French counterpart Sebastien Lecornu. Official Paris urgently requested the conversation, the Russian Ministry of Defense noted. The very fact of communication caused a public outcry. For several reasons. Firstly, simply because the conversation took place - the first telephone conversation between the ministers of the two countries in 18 months. Supporters of the idea of ​​global isolation of Russia are already indignant. For example, former French President Francois Hollande demands that the authorities not have any contact with Moscow at all. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #10 ^But half a brick works better. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-04-05 16:31 |
| #9 I think most politicians deserve all the aspersions you can cast. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2024-04-05 16:28 |
| #8 re: #4 MikeK, I was not casting aspersions on the French fighters, only the French politicians. I cast those same aspersions on our pols as well. Usually worse. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2024-04-05 15:34 |
| #7 Napoleon's unwiped ass is a bigger deal than Bidet, Macron and Sunak. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-04-05 13:41 |
| #6 Napoleon miscalculated. Hitler miscalculated. Now the likes of Biden, Macron and Sunak are miscalculating. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2024-04-05 13:39 |
| #5 Russians ever occupy Paris? Yes, after Napoleon's failed invasion of Russia, Tsar Alexander's troops entered Paris. The didn't stay as long as Stalin's troops did in Berlin but both occupations were in response to invasions of Russia from the West. Moral of the story: If you don't want Russian troops in your capitol city, stay out of Russia. Boor and Peace: The Russian Occupation of Paris and the Birth of the Bistro |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2024-04-05 13:30 |
| #4 #3 Preemptive surrender talks by the French? Posted by: AlanC 2024-04-05 09:28 AlanC, I'd give them a little slack. Their collapse in at the beginning of WWII was because they simply had not recovered from the trauma of the First World War, and the few lessons they tried to apply were all the wrong ones. Take a look at the battles of the Marne and Verdun - they held the line through that. I have served alongside French forces - they are smart, very cocky, and very good. If they go into action again, it will be them telling the other side where to stand with the white flags. Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2024-04-05 13:25 |
| #3 Preemptive surrender talks by the French? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2024-04-05 09:28 |
| #2 That's on their bucket list, Grom. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard OTR 2024-04-05 07:32 |
| #1 Russians ever occupy Paris? |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-04-05 00:25 |