“French President Emmanuel Macron said Paris is not preparing to send his land troops to Ukraine. At the same time, he noted that France considers the possibility of sending military experts or a limited contingent outside the conflict zone to demonstrate solidarity.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Le Figaro
Details: Macron stressed that France is now “France is not preparing to send warring land troops to the front line (to Ukraine, ed.)”.
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“Among the decisions to provide security guarantees to Ukraine, it is possible to send experts or even troops in a limited number, beyond any conflict zone to support Ukrainians and demonstrate solidarity,” he added.
French President also stated that his country supports the re -equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which should become part of a long -term security strategy.
Among other measures, he called the opportunity to access Ukraine to NATO, noting that this issue is actively discussed with the United Kingdom.
The President of France also mentioned the possibility of “to decide on the UN mandate under the negotiations, which would take place along the front line.”
Prehistory:
- Italian Prime Minister George Meloni skeptically evaluates the idea of location of European military in Ukraine within the peacekeeping mission. According to her, the departure of troops is “the most difficult and least effective” way to ensure peace in Ukraine.
- Earlier, The Washington Post unofficially learned that Europe is ready to send up to 30,000 soldiers potentially to Ukraine, of which France is ready to exhibit about a third.
- After an emergency meeting of European leaders in Paris on February 17, the German Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz once again opposed the discussions of the deployment of the German military in Ukraine within the potential “peaceful settlement”.