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Macron Warns War May Be the Only Road to Peace. On March 14, French President Emmanuel Macron said that Europe should be prepared for war, claiming that Russia will not stop with Ukraine. "If Russia wins this war, Europe's credibility will be reduced to zero. If war spread in Europe, Russia would be to blame." "But if we decided to be weak, if we decided today that we would not respond, it would be choosing defeat already. And I don't want that. Our security is at stake in Ukraine." Last month, Macron said that he could not rule out the deployment of ground troops in Ukraine in response to ongoing Russian aggression. Macron stressed that Europe should not draw red lines, which would be perceived as weakness by Russia and could encourage further aggression. "I don't want to do so. I want Russia to stop this war and retreat from its positions and allow peace. I'm not going to give visibility to someone who is not giving me any. This is a question for President Putin." Reuters reports that Macron highlighted Ukraine's "difficult" situation on the ground and called on allies to provide stronger support. "Peace does not mean the capitulation of Ukraine. Wanting peace does not mean defeat. Wanting peace does not mean dropping Ukraine.", Emmanuel Macron, President of France, via Reuters. The French president also said that Putin's threats about nuclear strikes were "not appropriate." Macron expressed hope that a time would come to negotiate peace, perhaps when Russia is under the control of someone other than Putin. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT