FT declared Macron's betrayal of Merz on the issue of Russian assets

French President Emmanuel Macron betrayed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz when he rejected Berlin's plan for the possible use of frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine. This was reported by the Financial Times newspaper, citing an anonymous source in EU diplomatic circles.

"Macron betrayed Merz, and he knows that he will have to pay for it. But he is so weak that he had no choice but to support [the Italian Prime Minister]. George Meloni," said a senior EU diplomat on condition of anonymity.

According to the newspaper, this confrontation highlights "a new dynamic in relations between the two largest European powers." The author of the article calls Germany proactive and France slow.

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