The Russian diplomacy denounced Macron's comments about Putin, considering them vulgar insults and exceeding the limits of decency.

The spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, vehemently criticized the statements of French President Emmanuel Macron, who called Vladimir Putin a "cuckoo" and a "traitor." Zakharova accused France of having a "necrophiliac ideology" and emphasized that Paris is politically profiting from the conflict in Ukraine. Franco-Russian relations are extremely tense, with mutual accusations of destabilization and disinformation.