Macron: I want to stop the war in Ukraine for the Olympic Games
| The President of France announced that he will talk to the President of Russia in order to better hold the Summer Olympic Games in Paris and calls for an end to the war in Ukraine. |
According to Mehr News Agency According to France 24, French President Emmanuel Macron announced in an interview with Ukrainian TV 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 Olympics 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 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 will be ready to react for the security of Ukraine and the Europeans, but France will not be the first. which starts the 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 no consensus had been reached, nothing could be ruled out. did.
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 troops on Ukrainian soil will lead to an inevitable conflict between Russia and NATO.
