‘Speak with Prudence’ – Biden’s ‘Armageddon’ Comments Blasted by French President MacronKurt Zindulka 8 Oct 2022
President Joe Biden’s dire warnings of “Armageddon” over the war in Ukraine were chastised by French President Emmanuel Macron, who said that the 79-year-old American leader should use “prudence” when speaking on such issues.
This week, Joe Biden shocked the world by saying that the world is the closest it has been to potential nuclear “Armageddon” since the Cold War.
“We have not faced the prospect of Armageddon since [President] Kennedy and the [1962] Cuban missile crisis,” Biden said. “I don’t think there’s any such thing as the ability to easily use a tactical nuclear weapon and not end up with Armageddon.”
The comments sparked fears in capitals throughout the world that Mr Biden was referring to American intelligence indicating an increased likelihood of Russian president Vladimir Putin deploying nuclear weapons in Ukraine, however the Pentagon and White House have denied that Biden was responding to any specific threat.
Responding to Biden’s outburst, French President Emmanuel Macron said, per The Telegraph on Friday: “We must speak with prudence when commenting on such matters.”
It is not the first time that the French leader has openly called on Biden to temper his rhetoric during the conflict, previously criticising him in March for calling Vladimir Putin a “butcher” and arguing for regime change in Russia.
“I would not use those words,” the French leader said of Biden’s comments at the time, adding that “everything must be done to stop the situation from escalating” and achieve “first a ceasefire and then the total withdrawal of [Russian] troops by diplomatic means.”
“If we want to do that, we can’t escalate either in words or actions,” Macron insisted.
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