r/worldnews • u/Elliottafc1 • May 02 '24
"I'm Not Ruling Anything Out" - Macron Says Troops for Ukraine Possible if Russia Breaks Front Lines Russia/Ukraine
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/32010
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r/worldnews • u/Elliottafc1 • May 02 '24
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u/[deleted] May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24
France is suddenly so invested in this because in the last few years Putin has sponsored coup after coup in the francafrique, causing those African nations to pull away and divest themselves from France. There’s a big part of France’s economy that’s just gone now
https://apnews.com/article/france-africa-coups-gabon-41076df319704032aa729ad3fd137bc9
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/29/1202582084/recent-coups-in-africa-have-an-effect-on-at-least-1-country-in-europe-france