With US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin sitting just a few feet away listening to the speech via translation earpieces, Macron denounced those who evoke nationalist sentiment to disadvantage others. “Patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism: nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism,” Macron said in a 20-minute address delivered from under the Arc de Triomphe to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One. There was no immediate response from either the White House or the Kremlin to Macron’s comments. In his address on Sunday, Macron said that “old demons are reawakening” and warned against ignoring the past. Asked in late October what he meant when he described himself as a nationalist, Trump cited his love of the country and said it was about putting it first economically.

Source: bd News24 November 11, 2018 13:52 UTC