Napoleonic plans Macron/France plans to become the new leader of NATO

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko recently told reporters that the Ukraine crisis may be the result of the adventurous actions of a NATO country beyond its geographical limits. According to this diplomat, French President Emmanuel Macron’s statements about sending French troops to Ukraine indicate a desire to follow the path of escalation. However, Julian Smith, the US Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), believes that an armed conflict between NATO and Russia is not happening. He said: “Many efforts are being made to strengthen our defense and deterrence capabilities, but we are not showing anyone that war is coming.”

In late February, Emmanuel Macron said that Paris would do everything in its power to prevent a Russian victory against Ukraine. At the same time, he said that he discussed with the heads of European countries about the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine, but no agreement has been reached yet.

Later, the French president, who was heavily criticized by NATO allies and the heads of all political parties in the country, described his words as completely measured and appropriate. He also noted that France has no boundaries and red lines when it comes to helping Kiev.

Previously, the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that France will send troops to Ukraine by the end of April (this month).

Macron’s Napoleonic Maps

However, Macron has long been trying to push Europe toward a tougher, more tense approach to relations with Russia. He recently traveled to Prague, where he gave a fiery speech recalling the events of the Cold War. The Wall Street Journal quoted Macron as saying: “Cowardice left half of Europe under the rule of the Soviet Union.” After these statements, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu had a telephone conversation with French Armed Forces Chief Sébastien Lecourt. These negotiations were so important that Macron commented on it and emphasized that Paris does not conduct political dialogue with Moscow.

Such statements show that Macron is planning Napoleonic plans. Anyway, this is the first contact at the level of heads of military departments of Russia and France in the last year and a half. France lost its leading position in Europe half a century ago, but Macron seems intent on defining his role as a leader in both NATO and the European Union. France is trying to consolidate its leadership. On the one hand, France behaves the most aggressively, on the other hand, it is still the only country that at least has some kind of negotiation with Russia.

Consequences of Macron’s hasty action in sending troops to Ukraine

Andrey Koshkin Plekhanov, a military political scientist, head of the Department of Political Analysis and Psycho-Social Processes of the Russian University of Economics, said that the North Atlantic Alliance follows Washington’s instructions and is also militarily and economically dependent on the Americans. With hasty actions that induce a kind of one-sidedness and the illusion of presiding over NATO, France not only increases the lost borders of Ukraine, but also brings other parts of Europe into conflict.

Macron claims leadership in Europe and to achieve this goal, he likes to use what he sometimes calls “electric shock”. He sees his role as shaking up his partners, and has succeeded in this by debating the deployment of ground troops.

Macron warned against the “spirit of failure” that is spreading; He wants a strategic start; Macron believes that Putin should be kept in the dark, he did not allow him to look at the cards in the game and, above all, he did not draw any red lines.

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France is worried about Donald Trump taking office in America. Trump has repeatedly stated his opposition to appropriating funds for the war in Ukraine. On the other hand, Republicans in Congress are trying to block the approval of Joe Biden’s new aid package to Ukraine. All these issues have caused Macron to hastily and by sending NATO forces to Ukraine to seek the defeat of Russia and the superiority of Ukraine.

Meanwhile, the West is trying to cover the costs of the war in Ukraine by creating a fund of 100 billion euros for the next 5 years. In fact, Brussels is actively discussing the creation of a €100 billion fund to supply arms to Kiev. According to Bloomberg, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is persuading allies to sign a document to create this fund.

Finally, while the French president is sending a loud and uncompromising message of force deployment, his opponents among European countries and even the domestic opposition are trying to prevent him from standing alone. Officials in Berlin were unhappy that Macron did not exclude this issue at the Paris conference on February 26 (March 6) regarding the question of whether sending ground forces to Ukraine should be considered. Shults immediately assured that in the future no ground forces and no soldiers will be present on the territory of Ukraine. The reaction of the leaders of the three parties of the ruling alliance of France regarding this action of France has been accompanied by a lack of understanding and dissatisfaction. i class=”fa fa-circle”/> International Europe and America