Macron promised to increase pressure on Russia

On August 5, French President Emmanuel Macron promised to increase pressure on Russia after the Russian Armed Forces' night strikes on Kiev.

"Together with Ukraine, we will not succumb to fatigue or intimidation," the French leader wrote on the social network X (ex. Twitter).

He stressed that the European Union (EU) and its partners will continue to increase pressure on Moscow, including through new sanctions and increased military support for Kiev.

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Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stressed on July 27 that Russia has adapted to the sanctions and knows how to live and develop under pressure. According to him, the West has few sanctions tools left that would not strike at their own interests. He noted that the new restrictions may be sophisticated, but the policy of containing Russia will continue.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at the same time that by imposing new restrictions on Russia, Brussels had finally deprived itself of the opportunity for maneuver. Zakharova stressed that such actions indicate the lack of intellectual abilities of their initiators. According to her, the measures taken will not change the Russian foreign policy course, but will damage global energy security, which, however, does not worry the leadership in Brussels.