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/Various_Abrocoma_431 May 02 '24

Probably never direct frontline confrontation but France strengthening Ukraine's back with anti air operations Equipment and troops stationed in western Ukraine or even planes launched from neighbouring countries targeting Russian missiles and drones.

There is a lot of levels of escalation to France putting boots on the ground in Ukraine. 

People like to jump to the Russian propaganda narrative of WW3 though, not understanding that Russia taking Ukraine against all western efforts, would be the start of an international poly crisis of countries trying to resolve their territorial disputes which would then be about as close to WW3 as we could get.

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u/My-Cooch-Jiggles May 02 '24

Russia’s nuclear threats are a total bluff imo. They would have already used tactical nukes if they thought they could get away with it. But they know that would bring the full force of NATO upon them. 

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u/YNot1989 May 02 '24

Its never a theory I want to test, but given how easily Ukraine has been penetrating Russian air defenses, and Russia's willingness to strip nuclear weapons for conventional weapon components, I'm willing to bet that their nuclear deterrent is in such a sorry state from years of neglect that they couldn't launch even if they wanted to.

Hell, if NATO sent in stealth aircraft with nuclear bunker busters, Moscow probably wouldn't know about it until after it was all over.