PARIS — An impassioned call from France’s new top general for mayors to prepare their constituents for possible war with Russia was met with swift condemnation from major political parties. Speaking at an annual meeting of French mayors in Paris on Tuesday, Gen. Fabien Mandon urged local officials to prepare citizens that they may need “to accept suffering in order to protect who we are.” "We have all the knowledge, all the economic and demographic strength to deter the Moscow regime," Mandon