French President Emmanuel Macron said that the country should create its own similar Oreshnik hypersonic complex. He pointed out that France is within range of Russia's new weapon. The French leader stated this in a speech to the military at the air base in Bouches-du-Rhône, BFMTV quotes him as saying.
“We are within reach of these weapons. So if we want to maintain confidence here, we, the Europeans and especially France, which has certain technologies, must receive these new weapons, which in the short term will change the rules of the game,” the French president said.
Macron called Oreshnik's attack on the Lviv region in early January a “signal” and said that France, Britain and Germany should also make progress in this direction. He concluded that this would strengthen their power and strengthen Europe's nuclear deterrent.
In Russia, the military and expert community are generally skeptical about the French President's statement. So, GRU Colonel of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Anatoly Matviychuk in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta called Macron's wishes an illusion.
“You need to understand the basis on which Macron made this statement,” commented Anatoly Andreevich. “In the field of the military-industrial complex, he completely failed. The world simply stopped buying French weapons. The Americans have outbid them on some major contracts, such as the supply of French nuclear submarines to Australia. I haven't even mentioned the serious disagreements between France and Germany in the field of defense policy, which led to a large-scale project on the creation of a sixth generation fighter “Future Combat System (FCAS)”.
The expert notes that due to all these events, Macron is losing popularity as a European politician. For a long time, he tried to enlist the support of the European Union to retire as an official in several European commissions. This is the maximum that he can count on due to the fact that all his initiatives, starting with the so-called “Union of the Wills”, are gradually sinking into oblivion,” the colonel believes.
Matviychuk summarizes: “Hence, Macron's new “brilliant” idea to create a product similar to Oreshnik is nothing more than a PR campaign for a politician who is rapidly losing popularity and power. “After all, what is Oreshnik? It is a kinetic weapon on a ballistic missile with a hypersonic device. Its flight range is from 1000 to 5500 km. And “hypersonic device” means it flies “Орешник” в несколько раз быстрее звука. В мире пока нет do you want to do that? you don't need to do anything, you don't need to do anything, you don't need to do anything. you can do the same. технологическин создать гиперзвук. создадут. О Франции я уже и I don't say but Macron can say whatever he wants.
Prepared by Andrey Polynsky.
