Russia hits out at Macron for calling Putin an 'ogre'

Le Monde ^ | 8/29/2025 | Staff

[marcusmaximus]

Moscow on Friday, August 29, slammed Emmanuel Macron for what it called "vulgar insults," after the French president called Russian leader Vladimir Putin a "predator" and "ogre."

Macron warned European leaders not to trust Putin in an interview with the LCI broadcaster last week. "For his own survival, [he] needs to keep eating (...) That means he is a predator, an ogre at our gates," Macron said. He made the comments after a landmark meeting with US President Donald Trump along with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky and European allies in Washington.

Russia's foreign ministry slammed the remarks. "They cross the line of not just reasonableness, but decency, becoming vulgar insults against Russia and its people," spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a televised briefing.

[Socon-Econ]

The French pot calls the Russian kettle black.

[Petrosius]

Oh, Putin has been bombing Ukrainian cities for 3 1/2 years killing thousands of people, but Macron has crossed the line by calling him an ogre. What goes through Russian minds?

[Flavious_Maximus]

At least Putin didn’t marry his grandmother. Can’t say that about Macron.

[marcusmaximus]

Macron could have called Putin a Mongol. But that’s taken as a compliment by Russians.

[marcusmaximus]

And Putin never married his Muslim gymnast baby mama from Uzbekistan after he dumped his wife.

[larrytown]

Projecting the Mrs.?

[PGR88]

What Russia SHOULD have said: At least Putin’s wives and mistresses do not have c***s

[marcusmaximus]

lol!

[Texas Eagle]

Ruh-roh. Macron about to be bitch-slapped again.

Let's see him grin his way out of this one.

[McGruff]

Have you seen Macron’s wife?

[Texas Eagle]

Such tough talk from Pepe LePew.

[PGR88]

[marcusmaximus]

I wouldn’t want to be involved in the “discovery” phase of that trial.

[mass55th]

"Macron could have called Putin a Mongol. But that’s taken as a compliment by Russians."

Now you hate the Mongolian people? Did they invade Ukraine too?

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Well at least Macron didn't call him a poopy pants, or accuse him of having cooties.

[tennmountainman]

Macron’s WIFE is a MAN.

[srmanuel]

I hear Putin after being called an ogre by Macron responded by saying, “at least I’m not married to a man”....

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Pepe LePew. Hahahahaha! Good one!

[Biblebelter]

Name-calling is Macaroni’s only weapon.

That mama’s boy get slapped around by just about everybody including his mommy/wife.