Macron says Putin’s dream is ‘dismantling’ of Europe

Bloomberg

French President Emmanuel Macron said Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s vision for the future is to dismantle Europe, and that the giant eastern neighbour doesn’t share the same human rights values as the Old Continent.
“I do respect Vladimir Putin and I am one of the leaders who says we need to construct a new security and defense architecture with Russia. We need this discussion with Russia,” Macron told Sweden’s SVT Television in an interview broadcast on Sunday. “But Putin’s dream is the dismantling of the EU.”
The 40-year-old French leader also condemned an earlier statement by Sweden’s nationalist figure and chief of the Sweden Democrats, Jimmie Akesson. In a radio interview, Akesson declined to chose between Putin or Macron. The French president said “this person is not compliant with your story and your value,” citing Sweden’s history.