Macron: There is a possibility of NATO ground operations against Russia

According to Mehr reporter, French President Emmanuel Macron in an interview with the French newspaper “Loparizin”. “Maybe at some point, and I don’t want this and I won’t start doing it, ground operations should be done to confront the Russian forces.”

At the end of February, Macron claimed that Paris will do everything possible to prevent “Russia’s victory in the war in Ukraine”. According to Macron, the leaders of Western countries discussed the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine, but no agreement has been reached yet.

Emmanuel Macron also announced in an interview with Ukrainian TV yesterday that France will demand an end to the conflicts in Ukraine during the Olympic Games in Paris. However, Macron claimed that France is ready to react if the conflict escalates, but it will not initiate aggression.

This year’s Summer Olympic Games will be held in Paris from July 26 to August 11 (August 5 to 21). He also said that he is ready to talk with Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, about the proposals to reduce tension in Ukraine.

Macron said about this that “I will pick up the phone (if Putin calls). It is my responsibility and I will listen to his suggestion. The role of France (in the Ukrainian war) is to be the nerve of the war… On the other hand, it is necessary to provide military equipment to strengthen the defense capability of the Ukrainian army, but at the same time to promote de-escalation to Ukraine. If Putin wants to offer something, I will listen to his proposal.

He further claimed: We are ready for any challenge, if another round of tensions occurs from Russia, we are ready to react for the security of Ukraine and the Europeans. We will be, but France will not be the first to start aggression.

After a conference on Ukraine hosted by Paris in late February, Macron said that Western leaders had discussed the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine, and although there was no consensus on this The context has not been achieved, but nothing can be ruled out.

Macron’s statements were met with widespread criticism, and most of the EU members, including Germany, the Czech Republic, and Poland, rejected the idea of ​​deploying Western forces in Ukraine.

In this regard, German Chancellor Olaf Schulz said that “no troops will be sent to Ukraine by European countries or NATO members”.

Dmitry Peskov, the spokesman of the Russian government, in response to Macron’s statements, emphasized that the possible arrival of NATO forces on Ukrainian soil will lead to an inevitable conflict between Russia and NATO.