French President Macron Open to Sending Western Troops to Russia

Recently the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, hosted a meeting between European leaders concerning the ongoing Ukraine war.

Although he stated that “no consensus” had been reached about sending troops to fight alongside Ukrainians, he also told reporters that “nothing should be excluded” as an option.

Macron says he can’t rule out sending Western troops to Russia.

These psychopaths are bringing us to the verge of WW3.

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— Canadian Patriot (@PPC4Liberty) February 27, 2024

Here is part of Macron’s statement with subtitles.

"Should we give over our future to the American electorate? My answer is no. Let's not wait for the outcome" – President Macron pic.twitter.com/HLwFSwzQV1

— Mariska den Eelden 🇪🇺🇳🇱 (@eeldenden) February 27, 2024

Many Americans not only don’t want to monetarily support wars in Europe, but they also think that amplifying this conflict could bring about dire results for the entire world.

https://twitter.com/antonov_maria/status/1762604715236364510

If you've not prepared for WWIII, start doing it. It's not a matter of "if" it's "when"

— Kenya-logic (@_iim47) February 27, 2024

It’s completely understandable that a nation’s leader would want to protect said nation from harm.

After all, that’s part of their job.

But this perceived danger from Russia just never seems to add up.

We hear all the time about how Russia is dangerous to the West and European nations, but we never seem to get the answer to why they’re dangerous.

One thing that would definitely be dangerous is making Putin believe that he’s got his back against a wall.

⚡️ “When a fight is inevitable, you hit first” – President Putin.

Every western politician, especially Macron, needs to figure out: if the war between Russia and NATO is inevitable Russia will hit first.

Don’t make President Putin think so. pic.twitter.com/HC5xPOiSGQ

— 🇷🇺Russia is not Enemy (@RussiaIsntEnemy) February 27, 2024

Some European nations have distanced themselves from Macron’s bold statement.

And Russia certainly took notice.

The Conversation previously reported:

Admiral Rob Bauer of the Royal Netherlands Navy, Nato’s most senior military commander and military adviser to its North Atlantic Council, spoke at the Warsaw Security Forum in October 2023. He said: “We need large volumes. The just-in-time, just-enough economy we built together in 30 years in our liberal economies is fine for a lot of things – but not the armed forces when there is a war ongoing.”

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A number of European countries have already distanced themselves from Macron’s remarks, including Poland, the Czech republic and Sweden, whose Nato membership has finally been approved by Hungary and which is set to become the alliance’s 32nd member.

But Russia has seized on Macron’s remarks, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov telling reporters that even discussing the idea of western troops being sent to fight in Ukraine represents a “very important new element”. He added: “In that case, we would need to talk not about the probability, but about the inevitability (of a direct conflict).”

Hopefully these reckless remarks don’t push us closer to WWIII than we already are.

But only time will tell.

The New York Post has more on Macron’s audacious statement:

Some 20 European leaders gathered in Paris on Monday to send Russian President Vladimir Putin a message of European resolve on Ukraine and counter the Kremlin’s narrative that Russia is bound to win a war now in its third year.

“There is no consensus at this stage … to send troops on the ground,” Macron told reporters. “Nothing should be excluded. We will do everything that we must so that Russia does not win.”

A White House official told Reuters that the United States had no plans to send troops to fight in Ukraine and that there were also no plans to send NATO troops to fight in Ukraine.

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Macron invited his European counterparts to the Elysee palace for a hastily arranged meeting to discuss how to ramp up ammunition supplies to Ukraine amid what his advisers say is an escalation in Russian aggression over the past few weeks.

After initial successes in pushing back the Russian army, Ukraine has suffered setbacks on eastern battlefields, with its generals complaining of shortages of arms and soldiers.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who has opposed military aid to Ukraine, said several NATO and EU members were considering sending soldiers to Ukraine on a bilateral basis.

“I can confirm there are countries that are prepared to send their own troops to Ukraine, there are countries that say never, among which Slovakia belongs, and there are countries that say this proposal needs to be considered,” he said before boarding his plane home.