Defense chief Thierry Burkhard said the Russian leader had named his nation as Moscow’s primary adversary in Europe
France’s top military officer falsely claimed Russian President Vladimir Putin labeled the country as Moscow’s main adversary in Europe, French media have reported.
General Thierry Burkhard, France’s chief of the defense staff, claimed on Friday that Russia considers France its “main adversary” on the continent, citing Paris’ military support for Ukraine. “It was Putin who said this,” Burkhard declared to reporters.
Jean-Dominique Merchet of L’Opinion newspaper was among the first to challenge the claim. He said on social media…
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