France declares “all-out economic and financial war on Russia” before backtracking because Moscow controls European energy flows

 [Natural News]: While the doddering Joe Biden and his hapless regime of foreign policy amateurs struggle to deal with Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the country where son Hunter Biden made so much money, other Western nations are taking definitive action, and that includes France.

Or so it was thought.

Turns out the bluster wasn’t such a good idea, and it proves how useless NATO has become.

Late last week, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire declared the country would wage an “all-out economic and financial war” on Russia after President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces to invade Ukraine.

That said, while such an economic assault is expected to “punish” Russia, Le Maire shortly backed off from his remarks, probably on instruction from French President Emmanuel Macron over fears it could lead to war between Russia and NATO — though that isn’t likely one that Putin would win without resorting to nuclear weapons, an exchange that would leave his own country in ashes.

“Responding to Moscow’s decision to go to war with Ukraine, Washington and its closest allies have imposed a string of sanctions aimed against Russia’s central bank, government officials (including President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov), and barred some Russian banks from the SWIFT international payments system,” Canada-based Global Research reported.

“When describing the sanctions, Le Maire said they are proving to be ‘extremely effective.’ However, it was his next comments that raised eyebrows” in an interview with France Info Radio, the outlet noted further....<<<Read More>>>...