Yes, but I think the causal link is a bit more subtle. The ECB can simply signal that it doesn’t consider France financially sound and then sit back instead of acting as lender of last resort while the markets stop refinancing France’s debt. Basically, what happened to Greece.

First the media is going to smear him, then they will try to go after him legally, then he will be shouted at and ganged up on in the European Council, and if none of that works, France will be attacked financially and the ECB will let it happen.

I’ve been accused of being a Russian bot countless times, even though I’m just a rando from Spain. I think the whole Russian bot thing is blown out of proportion.