"It is a time of peace, stability, and predictability, Macron said sardonically. That comment drew a few chuckles from the crowd, while Macron looked up to see how the quip played. He continued: It's clear that we are reaching a time of instability, of imbalances shift towards autocracy against democracy, more violence, more than 60 wars in 2024, an absolute record even if I understood a few of them were fixed."
"We're shifting to a world without rules, Macron warned. Where international law is trampled underfoot, and where the only law that seems to matter is that of the strongest, and imperial ambitions are resurfacing. MAGA critics may have heard that and believed Macron was talking about Trump's ambitions to acquire Greenland. But Macron pointed to two other examples the Russia-Ukraine War spurred by Vladimir Putin, and conflict in the Middle East."
Emmanuel Macron opened his Davos remarks with a sardonic jab at Donald Trump's claim of ending eight wars and warned of rising global instability and a shift toward autocracy. He noted more than 60 wars in 2024, calling it an absolute record and suggesting some claimed endings were dubious. Wearing aviator glasses to cover a burst blood vessel, he warned that international law is being trampled and that imperial ambitions are resurfacing. He cited the Russia-Ukraine war and Middle East conflict as examples. He exchanged barbs with Trump, who dismissed him and posted a private message.
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