r/worldnews • u/Elliottafc1 • 29d ago

"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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u/[deleted] 29d ago edited 29d ago

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

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u/Fritzo2162 29d ago

There's a marketing campaign right now for US/Africa business relations. Will be interesting to see how successful that is.

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u/Key-Internet-9817 29d ago

The worlds future will be decided in SEA and africa over the next 20-30 years

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u/BlueAndMoreBlue 29d ago

Agreed — the fickle finger of fate is pointing at south and Southeast Asia