By Matthew Atungwu French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that he had no plans to send troops to Ukraine “tomorrow” but r...
By Matthew Atungwu
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that he
had no plans to send troops to Ukraine “tomorrow” but reiterated that France
was considering providing security guarantees to Ukraine as part of an eventual
ceasefire deal with Russia.
Macron made this statement while answering questions from French
social media users ahead of his planned visit to the White House next week.
He stated that France was entering a new era and added that
he intended to tell US President Donald Trump that he could not afford to be
weak when dealing with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
“I have not decided to send troops to Ukraine tomorrow, no.
What we are considering instead is deploying forces to guarantee peace once it
has been negotiated.
“I’m going to tell him: ‘You can’t be weak with President
Putin. That’s not who you are, it’s not your trademark, and it’s not in your
interest’,” Macron said.
The White House announced that Trump will meet with Macron
in Washington on Monday and with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on
Thursday next week.
Recall that Trump has sent shockwaves through Europe by
stating that he is ready to resume diplomacy with Putin to end Russia’s
three-year war against Ukraine—potentially bypassing European countries and
Kyiv.
In recent days, French officials have said that the French
public must understand the magnitude of the threat posed by the Kremlin.
The French president further emphasised that France needed
to bolster its security in light of the sudden shift in US-Russia relations.
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