Macron calls Putin ‘predator’ amid Ukraine peace push; Lavrov responds with mockery on camera

A diplomatic storm has erupted between Paris and Moscow after French President Emmanuel Macron branded Vladimir Putin a “predator” and “cannibal.” In a fiery response, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov mocked Macron on camera, saying the French leader was “probably not sleeping well at night.” The war of words comes as Europe drafts new security guarantees for Ukraine, including possible troop deployments, which Moscow warned would amount to “foreign intervention.” With Macron pushing his European army vision and Russia escalating its rhetoric, tensions between France and Moscow are reaching a dangerous new peak.