France may send troops to Ukraine: Macron names condition
8 March 11:10French President Emmanuel Macron admits the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine. This could happen if Russian troops attack Kyiv or Odesa again. This was stated by the representative of the French Communist Party Fabien Roussel, quoted by L’Independent, Kommersant Ukrainian reports
Macron made the statement at a meeting with parliamentary parties.
Roussel told the media that Macron showed maps of possible new directions for Russian attacks.
“Macron mentioned a scenario that could initiate an intervention: the advance of the front towards Odesa or towards Kyiv,” he said,
– he said.
Jordan Bardella, a representative of the far-right National Rally party, said after the meeting that “there are no restrictions or red lines”. Manuel Bompard, coordinator of the France Unconquered party, said that he “came to the meeting worried and left even more worried”.
It should be noted that last week, Macron announced the theoretical possibility of sending Western armies to Ukraine. Emmanuel Macron made the resonant statement on 26 February in Paris, where a conference of European leaders was taking place to support Ukraine. The French president noted that “we cannot rule out” the possibility of a possible deployment of Western troops to Ukraine.
The French leader’s statement caused a wave of outrage in the allied countries. Their leaders stressed that they would not send their troops.