The Kremlin on Friday judged “very dangerous” the comments of French President Emmanuel Macron who reaffirmed his controversial position on the possibility of sending ground troops to Ukraine.
The Kremlin on Friday judged “very dangerous” the comments of French President Emmanuel Macron who reaffirmed his controversial position on the possibility of sending ground troops to Ukraine. “France, in the person of the French head of state, continues to constantly raise the possibility of its direct engagement on the ground in the conflict around Ukraine. This is a very dangerous trend,” he said. the press the spokesperson for the Russian presidency, Dmitri Peskov.
Emmanuel Macron assumes his position
“We are following all this carefully and we continue, and will continue, our special military operation (in Ukraine) until all the set objectives are achieved,” he continued. In an interview with the weekly The Economist, published Thursday, Emmanuel Macron assumed his position on the possible sending of troops to Ukraine.
“If the Russians were to break through the front lines, if there was a Ukrainian request – which is not the case today – we should legitimately ask ourselves the question,” said the French president. He created controversy at the end of February by asserting that the sending of Western armed forces to Ukrainian soil should not “be excluded” in the future. Most European countries, as well as the United States, stood out clearly, although some have since taken a step in its direction.