| Title: | Macron didn’t call Putin a ‘butcher’ in news conference with Trump |
| URL: | https://fullfact.org/news/president-macron-putin-butcher-trump-false/ |
| Publisher: | Full Fact |
| Date published: | March 6, 2025 |
| Description: | What was claimed: A video shows the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, calling Vladimir Putin a “butcher” and commenting on his “war crimes” during a press conference with US president Donald Trump. Our verdict: This isn’t quite right. Mr Macron referred to killings in the Ukrainian town of Bucha and mentioned war crimes, but did not describe President Putin as a “butcher”. |
Macron didn’t call Putin a ‘butcher’ in news conference with Trump
What was claimed: A video shows the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, calling Vladimir Putin a "butcher" and commenting on his "war crimes" during a press conference with US president Donald Trump.
Our verdict: This isn't quite right. Mr Macron referred to killings in the Ukrainian town of Bucha and mentioned war crimes, but did not describe President Putin as a "butcher".
