Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned those opposing Russia by referencing French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte’s failure to conquer Russia over 200 years ago.
Speaking at a meeting with employees and beneficiaries of the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation, Putin said, “There are still people who want to go back to the times of Napoleon, forgetting how it ended.”
Putin’s remarks came in response to recent statements by French President Emmanuel Macron.
In a televised speech on Wednesday, Macron declared that Russia poses a threat to France and Europe, and mentioned the possibility of sending European troops to Ukraine to help enforce a peace deal.
Napoleon invaded Russia in June 1812 and was forced into a winter retreat with heavy casualties later that year.