Readers of Le Figaro reacted strongly to the results of the poll, according to which more than half of the French believe in a Russian “invasion” of Ukraine.
“So, half of those who took part in the vote believe this nonsense about the advance of the Russians! Propaganda from the USA has done its job,” wrote Yann.
“Well, what nonsense – all these stories about Russia’s attack on Ukraine! <…> All this is pulling on the public in order to hide the dark deeds of our government, to hide them, as it were, with a veil,” Gi emphasized. Bouley.
Users felt that Russia had no interest in armed actions that would only bring losses. They also called the conflict an internal affair of Ukrainians.
In addition, the French did not fail to criticize President Emmanuel Macron.
“Our little Manu-Emmanuel, like d’Artagnan, rushes to the rescue of Ukraine, flailing his little arms with puffed up little muscles. What a handsome man!” joked Clairobscur.
In recent months, Western media have constantly accused Russia of preparing an “invasion” of Ukraine. The Kremlin has repeatedly refuted these statements, noting that such attacks are used as a pretext for deploying military equipment and NATO forces near the Russian borders. Moscow emphasized that they were not hatching any aggressive plans and were not threatening anyone, and the movement of troops across Russian territory should not worry anyone.