French President Emmanuel Macron responded to the Russian army's overnight shelling of Ukraine by noting that Russia "has once again shown that it does not truly share the desire for peace" and expressed "full support" for the Ukrainian people.
    • xor@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      81·
      10 months ago

      There’s loads of issues with Macron, but I don’t see how he’s responsible for any of the above

      The president doesn’t legislate, and he doesn’t command the police, he’s the executive head of state.

        • xor@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          31·
          10 months ago

          I wasn’t claiming that he hasn’t been the president of France; I did, in fact, notice.

          I said that’s not what the president of France does.

          It’s like getting mad at the King of England for Canadian laws, that’s just not his responsibility, even if he is head of state.

          • index@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            1·
            10 months ago

            It’s like getting mad at the King of England for Canadian laws, that’s just not his responsibility, even if he is head of state.

            Yea same thing, blaming the president of france for his government policies is like getting mad at the king of england for canadian laws…

            • xor@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
              2·
              10 months ago

              They’re both the respective heads of state, and they’re both not members of the legislative branches.

              So yeah, in this context they are effectively the same.