FRENCH PRESIDENT MACRON UNDER FIRE OVER REMARKS ON SENDING TROOPS TO UKRAINE

Tue 26 February 2024:

Following his statement on Tuesday that the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine “cannot be ruled out,” French President Emmanuel Macron came under fire from both the left and the right.

Jean-Luc Melenchon, the leader of the left-wing France Unbowed, said on X: “Sending troops to Ukraine would make us belligerents. War against Russia would be madness. This belligerent verbal escalation by a nuclear power against another major nuclear power is already an irresponsible act.”

He added: “It is high time to negotiate peace in Ukraine with mutual security clauses!”

MACRON DOES NOT RULE OUT EUROPEAN TROOPS GOING TO UKRAINE

Similarly, Marine Le Pen, parliamentary party leader of the far-right National Rally, said on X: “Tens of millions of French people presently are terribly worried about the comments made by Emmanuel Macron yesterday, who indicated that he did not rule out sending troops to Ukraine.”

She added: “Emmanuel Macron speaks about war with great lightness. I remind you that war is the worst thing that can happen to a country. And we should all remember that.”

On Monday, following a summit in Paris in support of Ukraine, Macron said: “There is no consensus today that ground troops should be deployed in an official, accepted, and endorsed way. But nothing should be ruled out.”

He added: “We will do everything necessary to ensure that Russia cannot win this war.”

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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