Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unpredictable behavior as his country’s war with Ukraine rages on has hospitals across France bracing for the worst as they receive orders to prepare to treat war casualties within months, Knewz.com can report. According to new documents revealed by French newspaper Le Canard Enchaîné, the French Ministry of Health has told medical facilities in the European nation to get ready for a “major engagement” by March 2026 that could result in injured soldiers flooding hospitals.The warning laid out a World War III-like scenario that would see France serve as a hub for treating mass casualties — including French troops and soldiers from European allies. The order urges hospitals to “anticipate, prepare and respond” to a potentially massive number of injured including military patients needing urgent care in civilian hospitals. “Among the risks identified is the hypothesis of a major engagement where the health issue would consist of taking care of a potentially high influx of victims from abroad,” the health ministry’s order read.The news comes after U.S. President Donald Trump met with Putin at a peace summit at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska to discuss ending Russia’s three-year war in Ukraine. The two leaders appeared to be quite chummy with one another, smiling as they walked down a red carpet toward Trump’s heavily armored limousine, nicknamed “The Beast.” According to lip-reader Nicola Hickling, Trump’s first word to Putin was “finally.” As they began chatting, Trump appeared to say, “You made it, fantastic to see you and appreciated.” According to Hickling, the Russian leader replied, “Thank you — and you. I am here to help you.” The lip-reader claimed Trump added, “I’ll help you.“Neither Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky nor NATO allies were included in the meeting, leading the Ukrainian leader to claim the Kremlin wasn’t interested in ending their war. “The Russians simply want to buy time, not end the war,” Zelensky said before the meeting. “The situation on the battlefield and Russia’s wicked strikes on civilian infrastructure and ordinary people prove this clearly.” Zelensky also said Putin only wanted to use the meeting as “his personal victory and then continue acting exactly as before.” According to Zelensky, Putin is “redeploying their troops and forces in ways that suggest preparations for new offensive operations.” He noted that “if someone is preparing for peace, this is not what he does.”Trump and Putin left Alaska without a ceasefire agreement. Some reports have claimed that could be because Trump is at the mercy of the Russian president. Alnur Mussayev, a former KGB intelligence officer, has claimed Putin possesses a comprehensive “kompromat” file on Trump that he regularly threatens to release unless Trump complies with his demands. “[Russia] has deliberately leaked fragments of this ‘kompromat,’ not to expose Trump publicly, but to exert pressure on him,” Closer to the Edge editor-in-chief Rook T. Winchester claimed. “The goal is strategic: Ensure Trump remains aligned with Russian geopolitical interests. That includes undermining NATO, destabilizing the European Union and pressuring Ukraine to surrender.”
