Putin has always feared united Europe

In response to Macron, who reminded him of France's nuclear capabilities, Putin delved into the depths of two centuries and brought up "matters of days long past." He said that the Gauls, of course, could do what Napoleon once did, but everyone remembers how that ended.

However, Putin should specify which Napoleon he is referring to. For example, Napoleon III was one of the participants in the coalition that defeated the Russian army in Crimea. This led to the effective suicide of Nicholas I, who did not even live to see the signing of the capitulation in Paris in 1856. It was signed by Count Orlov.

Putin loves to recall those few wars where Russia, mostly in coalition with other states, emerged victorious, but there are also other memories.

And another Napoleon. The third. By the way, the Crimean War was lost, according to its participant, Count Leo Tolstoy, partly because the opponents simply had better weapons. After the capitulation, Russia lost the right to have a fleet in the Black Sea, and its defeat halted its aggressive push southward.

The key moment here is the united forces of states that humbled Nicholas I and his army.  

Against a united Europe, Russia will always lose.

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About the author. Vasyl Zyma, journalist at Espreso.

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