Not only has France given far less aid than most of Ukraine’s allies; it’s also been importing billions of euros of Russian energy. According to a report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, France imported €3.5 billion in Russian energy last year. Which means that it actually sent more money to Russia in the form of energy payments than it sent to Ukraine in the form of aid (the €5 billion France sent to Ukraine came over three years).

The French President has described Russia as an “existential threat”. Yet his actions belie this. Would you buy billions of euros of energy from a country you considered an “existential threat”? If Macron really wants to help Ukraine’s armed forces, he should stop posturing and give them what they say they need. And other leaders should start criticising his lack of action.