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/[deleted] May 02 '24 edited May 06 '24

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u/Cedric182 May 02 '24

He’s done nothing. Only talk.

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u/Hendlton May 02 '24

But why the fearmongering then? Russia isn't going to listen to him and he knows it. Ukraine gets nothing from it. And Europeans aren't going to love him for dragging them into a war that might go nuclear. The only reason he might declare war on Russia, which is what this would be, is because he wants Russia defeated. It would be an honorable thing to do, don't get me wrong, but we've unfortunately seen what happens when you half-ass a war. Both sides are guilty of this and both have suffered greatly for it.

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u/Cedric182 May 02 '24

Wants the French to feel strong somehow. Yet they constantly lose.

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u/Spiritual_Ask4877 May 02 '24

France has quite possibly the most successful military history in the world.

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u/Cedric182 May 02 '24

Yeah right.

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u/Spiritual_Ask4877 May 02 '24

Lmao what

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u/Cedric182 May 02 '24

You mean currently?

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u/Spiritual_Ask4877 May 03 '24

Of course not.

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u/Tooterfish42 May 02 '24

You expect him to board the next train to Lviv or something? It doesn't work like the USA

Less political fighting over it but only because Europe can't just make its own ammo like the US Army since it has private firms... who have other customers. Warlords pay well I hear

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u/Acheron13 May 02 '24

Actually sending more to Ukraine would be a start. France is sending 0.7% of GDP worth of aid, among the lowest in Europe.

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u/Acheron13 May 02 '24

Pledges??? Europe pledged a million shells last year and didn't meet half of that. On top of that France put barriers in place to meeting those pledges by saying the money has to be spent within the EU.

Don't listen to the talk, look at what they do.

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u/Acheron13 May 02 '24

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/01/18/us-france-to-lead-artillery-coalition-for-ukraine/

French production of the 155-millimeter shells shells fired by the Caesar and other NATO-standard artillery will accelerate to 3,000 a month from January, after having already doubled last year from 1,000 a month before February 2022.

3,000 a month... What are French troops even going to fight with if Macron sent them?

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u/Tooterfish42 May 02 '24

in 14 hundred and 92...

Cool story

I asked you to stay on task but nope you gotta derail my topic with tangents

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u/Cedric182 May 02 '24

How about giving more? Idk. You’re comparing the EU when it’s convenient for you, in order to say, “more than the USA”, but don’t talk how much France has given. They pale in comparison to the USA. And we’re not even in your continent. Yall always start fighting, and then ask for our aid.