He brought up history after French President Emmanuel Macron labelled Russia a threat Some people still “can’t get over” Napoleon’s defeat by Russia, President Vladimir Putin has said. He made his comments after French President Emmanuel Macron labelled Moscow a threat in a belligerent speech.  In a televised address on Wednesday, Macron called Russia a “threat to France and Europe” and said that he was considering expanding Paris’s nuclear umbrella to protect other EU member states. Kremlin