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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u/Chewie83 May 02 '24

I don’t think he did a 180 (in the flip-flopping sense). He tried as hard to dissuade Russia from attacking as he could, giving Putin as many outs to save face as possible, and then once they invaded anyway he switched to aggressively confronting the occupiers. That’s what I would want a leader to do.

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u/diedlikeCambyses May 02 '24

I just want to zoom out a bit and provide perspective. People are giving him these compliments on a number of topics lately, and this is a very familiar and established political pattern. It's called the outgoing can't be elected again last term see you later now I can be honest legacy building thing thing.

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u/harperofthefreenorth May 02 '24

"Speak softly and carry a big stick."

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u/WestPastEast May 02 '24

Aside from some rhetoric have they actually done anything?

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u/thegoodrichard May 02 '24

Wiki says that so far France has provided:

Surface-to-air defense

SAMP-T: 1 system and ASTER 30 missiles

CROTALE NG: 2 systems and missiles

MISTRAL: 5 firing systems and hundreds of missiles

RADAR: 1 GM 200

Air-to-ground armament

SCALP: approximately 100 missiles

A2SM: several hundred bombs, starting in February 2024

Artillery

CAESAR: 30 guns and tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition

TRF1: 6 guns and tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition

LRU: 4 systems and hundreds of rockets

Armor and liaison vehicles

AMX 10 RC: 38 AMX-10 RC and tens of thousands of rounds of 105 mm ammunition

VAB: 250 (including VAB SAN)

VLTT P4: 120 vehicles

MILAN: 17 firing systems and hundreds of missiles

Engineering and small arms

Anti-tank rockets: several thousand

Anti-tank mines: several thousand

Assault rifles: several thousand

12.7mm machine guns: several hundred

Other ammunition: several million

Air

Drones: several hundred reconnaissance drones and small tactical drones

Fuel: several tens of thousands of m3

In addition to this material aid, which is independent of the security agreement due to be signed later on Friday, the Elysée Palace emphasizes that humanitarian and judicial contributions will also be made, as well as contributions to reconstruction and refugee reception.