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Politico (17 April 2024)

BY VICTOR GOURY-LAFFONT, MARION SOLLETTY AND ANTHONY LATTIER

French social democratic lead candidate Raphaël Glucksmann slammed the insufficient level of European support for Ukraine, accusing leaders including President Emmanuel Macron of "taking pleasure in speaking, but showing weakness in actions."

"We still haven't put our production lines in order, we still haven't done what needed to be done," Glucksmann told POLITICO at an event in Paris on Wednesday. "There's such an imbalance in firepower that we are at a tipping point."

Asked about the risk of an imminent Ukrainian defeat, Glucksmann blamed Western Europe for "not having been up to the task" following the launch of Russia's attack against Ukraine. 

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