The reason why the Russian-Ukrainian conflict failed to collapse Russia's economy is that in addition to the well-known reasons for underground oil and ground food, there are also geo-economic reasons. At this point, the French saw better than anyone, even surpassing the Germans.
The French are not only romantic, but also shrewd, encounter difficult problems, never try first, but let Germany wade across the river in front, on the surface seems to let Germany take the lead, but in fact it is to avoid risks for themselves, the benefits of successfully wading across the river, France has not fallen behind at all.
Looking back at the interview with the leader of the French right-wing party, Pound, she once said a long and profound statement on the topic of "with Russia: struggle or cooperation", and said this before the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.
Pound, leader of the French right-wing party
She said: "If the EU wants to prosper, it must reconcile with Russia, and cannot set restrictions on Russia's integration into Europe." She reasoned that China is an emerging industrial country, while Russia is the world's largest supplier of industrial raw materials, and the strategic location of economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. If the two countries complement each other's strengths, they will be powerful enough to upend the world order now dominated by Western powers.
The French president, by contrast, is a little bit of a hindsight, and his recent rhetoric about preventing Russia from becoming a vassal of China has sparked heated discussions among international experts. He warned the West not to be aggressive with China and prevent pushing China towards Russia.
French President Emmanuel Macron
Both believe that it is necessary to try to avoid further cooperation between China and Russia. The difference is that Pound made this point before the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, when the solution was that the EU should reconcile with Russia and reduce Russia's dependence on Chinese raw materials for exports. And Macron expressed this view after the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the EU has no possibility of reconciliation with Russia, and the way to crack it can only be thought from China!
Sino-Russian relations in the eyes of the EU