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Trump and Putin claim French protests are evidence of 'migrant chaos' and 'Europe's decline'

Le Monde19 October 2026, 08:12 UTCFrance

The MAGA movement and the Kremlin, along with European far-right groups, described the demonstrations in France as a consequence of immigration and the decline of 'Western civilization,' while other observers saw them as a sign of the Macron era's twilight.

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