"Macron has completely lost respect and is acting like a hysteric"
Russian analysts on Caliber.Az

INTERVIEWS  14 April 2024 - 16:45

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev has recently made a sensational statement, saying that France and President Macron personally were behind the terrorist attack in Moscow. We are talking about the terrorist attack committed on March 22 in the Crocus City Hall concert hall near Moscow. "It is obvious that Macron and a number of other Western leaders are the sponsors of this terrible terrorist attack. There is no forgiveness for this. There is no immunity cover here. And from now on they are not just enemies of Russia," the Russian politician wrote in his Telegram channel.

The Russian politician's accusations against France are not accidental, but rather based on the facts of the relevant structures of Russia. In the current complex geopolitical environment of the ongoing confrontation between the West and Russia against the backdrop of the Ukrainian crisis on the one hand, and on the other hand, against the backdrop of Armenia's turn towards the West, it is most likely that the French special services carried out this terrorist attack in the Crocus concert hall, owned by businessmen of Azerbaijani origin, with two purposes. First, to undermine relations between Azerbaijan and Russia, and second, to create religious and ethnic confrontation in Russia. Both of these goals are in line with the current interests of Macron's government, which is confirmed by Paris' unambiguous support of the Armenian authorities' anti-Russian policy, as well as Yerevan's aggressive policy towards Baku. The Russian expert community has a strong opinion on this matter.

Thus, in a conversation with Caliber.Az, Russian political scientist, doctor of historical sciences, director of the Russian Agency for Ethno-National Strategies Alexander Kobrinsky noted that Medvedev brought to public attention the fact that France, more precisely Macron, is trying to be ahead of the whole Europe in its Russophobia.

"This position of the French president puts him on a par with those who organized this terrorist attack. Macron has completely lost the Kremlin's respect and is behaving like a hysterical politician. It cannot be ruled out that he provides financial support to the terrorists. And yes, if we understand that ISIS was created by the West, again, we cannot rule out that France financed and continues to finance this organization," Kobrinsky said.

At the same time, the Russian political analyst, commenting on the information that France is preparing Karabakh Armenians to be sent to the Ukrainian front, noted that there is information about France's plans to form a group of Russophobic-minded Armenians, on their basis to create a legion, which, possibly, will be sent to participate in battles against Russia.

"We know that there is no smoke without fire, and such actions and even such plans already put France on a par with countries that support international terrorism," Kobrinsky said.

Furthermore, Dmitry Solonnikov, director of the Russian Institute for Modern State Development, drew attention to the fact that the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council in his Telegram channel, speaking about the accomplices of the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall, was referring to NATO officials with an emphasis on the policy of Emmanuel Macron as the main player.

"Medvedev says that the rhetoric of NATO and their leaders largely contributed to the moral encouragement of the terrorist attack, spurred it on. There is no direct evidence of financing and participation of NATO structures in the training of terrorists, he also spoke about this earlier. And, of course, Macron in this situation stands out with his rhetoric, activity and attempts to organize an attack on Russia. The excessive activity of Paris and its attempts to dissociate itself from the tragedy with the subsequent calls of the French Defense Minister remind us of the famous saying "The hat burns on the thief". That is, France is clearly giving away its involvement in the terrorist attack. And if this is true, then this fact does not mean help from ISIS, rather this terrorist organization is used here as a screen behind which the real customers and organizers can be hidden.

In fact, the Islamic world is indirectly related to this attack. And I believe that they could have used any other brand. And the name ISIS was used to, on the contrary, create the appearance of a common threat between Russia and the West. They say that there are scary Muslims, let's unite against them. And this is not France's financing of ISIS or France's flirtation with fundamentalists. Rather, it is an attempt to antagonize Muslims and Russian foreign policy. Therefore, no one removes the responsibility from French politicians, particularly Macron," summarized D. Solonnikov.

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