Putin invokes Napoleon's defeat after Macron's nuclear speech

Vladimir Putin has invoked the memory of Napoleon Bonaparte’s famous defeat in Russia in the 19th century, hinting that modern France could face a similar fate if it tangles with Russia militarily.

Napoleon’s Grande Armée invaded Russia in 1812 but lost hundreds of thousands of men in the campaign and was forced to retreat in desperate circumstances in winter.

President Zelensky has challenged President Putin to release Ukrainian prisoners of war and stop Russian missile attacks to demonstrate his willingness to engage in peace talks.

The Ukrainian president said the first stage of the ceasefire should include “no attacks on energy and other civilian infrastructure — a truce for missiles, bombs, long-range drones; no military operations in the Black Sea”.

Writing on X, he added: “The release of prisoners could serve as a means of establishing basic trust.

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[josephmurphy]

It seems Human History is always repeating ending.

[anelapetrovic]

Negotiation is not a weakness; it is wisdom. Every war ends at the table, and it is never too late to seek a resolution that preserves life and dignity for both nations, regardless of outside forces.

[forumaccount]

France has 290 nuclear warheads, Russia has 5, 580.

[fujivato]

0:17 You got to love that sigh; it’s the “oh ffs” sigh 😂

[FlowerKlam]

Napoleon tried, failed, Hitler tried, failed, who's next?

[eme]

Damn straight up said macron will get the Napoleon treatment. 😂😂

[End-Stage-Feminism]

Holywood was so desperate they had to equate Napoleon's loss of Moscow with a victory

[cstonemma]

that was awesome. Think that dude is shorter than Napoleon and he married a man.

[Yourtruthmightnotbemine]

France gave up against Germany they have never had the balls for war in the past I doubt that has changed

[nuttygeezer]

Napoleon III defeated Russians in Crimean war at fall of Sebastopol

[peterpomialowski]

Napoleon marched to Moscow with 600, 000 soldiers, returns to Paris with 20, 000. Loser. France stick with bagatelles, not war.

[MotivateHouse]

Napoleon lost because of his own failure to prepare for the russian winter. Russian winter is like a cheat code

[uxti]

Why are people here comparing a legend like Napoleon with some mid tier president like Macron!? wow

[_robo_]

Some people want to get back to USSR, but also know how it ended 😆

[mattinterweb]

He really does hate the fact his country lost the cold war.

[apbreloadedrueu]

О тут в комментах влажные историки из твиттера собрались) Мечтают о победах. Крым это Россия.

[Tony-ciys]

That's ironic since Putin's got the Napoleon complex 😂

[EdwinSikazwe-qdcs]

Why Putin is not bothering when speaking about France of sending troops to Ukraine

[BlackJackOfAllTrades]

They should make an international law that states that every country should be ran by a council of at least 10 people rather than 1

[iron_spark]

i think putin also forgets technology has moved on from over 100 years ago