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Macron's statement that NATO can send troops to Ukraine has brought a boom of reactions...
French President Emmanuel Macron made a strong statement when he said that sending European ground troops to Ukraine is not ruled out. He noted that all options are open to prevent Russia from winning the war. His statement caused a furious reaction from the Kremlin, but also from Europe, whose leaders say there will be no troops sent to Ukraine.
What did Macron say?
"There is no consensus on sending troops at this time. But nothing should be ruled out. We will do everything so that Russia does not win," Macron said at a press conference.
He added that France will join the Czech initiative to buy ammunition for Ukraine.
"Russia's defeat is necessary for European security," Macron added.
He said that European countries will impose additional sanctions on those countries that help Russia circumvent the restrictive measures imposed on it. The summit was attended by about 20 European leaders, who wanted to send a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin about European determination when it comes to supporting Ukraine.
The stormy reaction of the Kremlin
"The landing of NATO soldiers on the territory of Ukraine will lead to a direct conflict with the Russian Federation and an escalation of the situation." This is what Kremlin spokesman Dimitry Peskov said in a response to Macron's statements.
Peskov, answering a journalist's question about the risk of escalation and direct conflict with NATO in the event of the appearance of Alliance soldiers on the territory of Ukraine, emphasized that in that case we should not talk about probability, but about the inevitability of conflict, reports Interfax.
"All other elements in the French president's speech have already been presented in one way or another and we have already taken them into account," Peskov said, adding that Moscow is well aware of Macron's position that "Russia should a strategic defeat is given".
He added that a number of countries that took part in yesterday's meeting in Paris on support for Ukraine have a "quite sober assessment of the possible danger of such a move and the possible danger of being drawn directly into a heated conflict ".
Scholz: We will not send troops to Ukraine
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that European countries and NATO members will not send troops to Ukraine. "It was discussed that what was agreed between the allies from the beginning also applies to the future, which is that there will be no soldiers from European countries or NATO members on Ukrainian soil," Scholz said after the EU summit. of.
He emphasized that European countries are ready to receive weapons from third countries, outside Europe, in order to speed up the delivery of military aid to Ukraine.
The same thing has been said by the leaders of Greece, Spain, Croatia, Great Britain, Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, as well as the general secretary of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg.
Jens Stoltenberg against Macron
The Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, has denied the French President Emmanuel Macron regarding the sending of troops to Ukraine.
He told The Associated Press that the military alliance has no plans to take such a step.
"NATO allies are providing unprecedented support to Ukraine. We've been doing this since 2014 and we've grown after the large-scale invasion. But there are no plans for NATO combat troops on the ground in Ukraine," Stoltenberg said.
So it seems that everyone is afraid of a NATO-Russia confrontation. Moscow itself does not want such a thing, and neither do the countries of the Atlantic Alliance. / Pamphlet
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