The Weimar triangle meeting under the shadow of the German chancellor and the French president’s disagreement about Ukraine

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, quoting the “Spiegel” weekly, Emmanuel Macron French President, before meeting with “Olaf Schulz”, German Chancellor in Berlin, reaffirmed that he does not rule out sending Western ground forces to Ukraine.

Macron told TF1 and France 2 TV channels on Thursday evening. : All these options are possible. To achieve peace in Ukraine, one cannot be weak. You must look at the situation with caution and we must say with determination, determination and courage that we are ready to use the necessary means to achieve our goal that Russia does not win the war.

Macron Friday afternoon in Berlin with Schultz for Bilateral dialogue will meet. The two then meet with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. This is the first high-level meeting of the so-called Weimar Triangle since June 2023.

The talks come almost three weeks after the controversial Ukraine conference in Paris, where Macron invited around 20 European leaders. and led to a scandal. At the meeting, Macron did not publicly rule out sending ground troops to Ukraine for the first time, after which Schultz publicly protested the stance several times in the following days. The German official said: “Let me be clear: as Chancellor of Germany, I will not send any soldiers from my army to Ukraine.” Despite all the differences in Ukrainian politics, Schultz on Wednesday described his relationship with Macron as “very friendly” described. He emphasized: “This is different from what many people think: Emmanuel Macron and I have a very good personal relationship – I call it very friendly”. It is not clear if they reach the common denominator. Schultz has made it clear that his rejection of ground troops is an uncrossable red line.

Macron confirmed before his trip to Berlin that he sees the situation differently. He said: Since Russia does not set any limits for its war against Ukraine, the West does not have to impose limits on its support for this country.

The French president said: The only person responsible is the regime It’s the Kremlin, it’s not us. We will never lead an attack, we will never take the initiative, France is a peaceful force.

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