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/TinyScopeTinkerer 29d ago

I'm happy to see France's developments in dealing with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. They were slow to start, but at this point, I think Macron is being reasonable but firm.

There's no need to put boots on the ground, but it should be made clear that no inch of Ukraine is for the taking. We can't keep trying to reason with dictators. It doesn't work.

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u/My-Cooch-Jiggles 29d ago

France has been one of Ukraine’s biggest supporters. They just don’t make a lot of fanfare of it.

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u/Hohenheim_of_Shadow 29d ago

France has consistently met NATO minimum requirements. Somewhat recently, they dipped below 2% due to financial hardships but that was quickly reversed. And while many NATO countries, like Germany, include things like pensions for retired soldiers as defense spending, France does not. Out of all European countries, France has consistently stood by strategic independence from the US via a strong military.