Macron reiterated the plan to send troops to Ukraine

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, quoted by Germany’s “NTV”, in At the beginning of this year, French President Emmanuel Macron caused a stir with his statement that sending Western ground troops to Ukraine cannot be ruled out. Now the French president is putting his proposal back on the table. In a speech, Macron emphasized: If Russia wins, there will be no security in Europe.

Emmanuel Macron, the French president, once again emphasized the possibility of deploying Western ground forces in Ukraine as a deterrent. In an interview with the British Economist magazine, Macron said: “If the Russians cross the front lines and if Ukraine wants it (sending troops) – which has not happened so far – we should properly ask ourselves this question.

“Our credibility depends on a certain ability to deter by not revealing what we want or don’t want to do,” Macron said. In this interview, he once again repeated his original statement on the matter and stated that he did not want to “rule out anything.” Referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin, he said: I don’t rule anything out because we have a person in front of me who doesn’t rule anything out.

Macron said: Western countries were too hesitant in the past when they refused to deliver tanks and planes to Ukraine. Macron emphasized: “We made a mistake in terms of our credibility and deterrence against Russia. Russia’s aggressive response to his statements about the deployment of Western ground forces showed that this attitude has already had an effect.” He continued: “I have a clear strategic goal: if Russia wins in Ukraine, then who can say what security will be there for other countries?” Neighbors, will there be for Moldova, Romania, Poland, Lithuania and others?

At the same time, Macron said that Europe should not always rely on the United States for defense. Instead, it should Learn to prepare to protect yourself. He once again emphasized his desire to consider France’s nuclear deterrence as part of European defense. He added: If we want to create a valid concept for joint defense, (…) nuclear weapons with known limitations of use should be taken into consideration. He added: In this way, it is possible to prevent the repetition or aggravation of conditions which are unnecessary if these capacities are available. However, it is not necessary to “share” the capacities.

In another part of his speech, he considered Germany’s proposal for the European missile defense shield as a contribution to the “strategic awakening of Europe”. This includes Poland’s desire to deploy NATO nuclear weapons in its country. Macron emphasized: We Europeans must sit at the table to create a coherent framework. The goal is to create a security guarantee for every European country. Non-EU members such as the UK and Norway should also be considered.

This Macron interview has caused concern in Hungary. “If a NATO member uses ground forces (in Ukraine), it will be a direct confrontation between NATO and Russia, resulting in World War III,” Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijártó told LCI TV. Macron previously raised the possibility of deploying ground forces in Ukraine at the end of February. German Chancellor Olaf Schulz has clearly rejected the idea of ​​sending Western troops to Ukraine.

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