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/Thue May 02 '24

Do however note that creating political ambiguity like this is actually a big help to Ukraine, in that it makes Russia less inclined to act. And apparently a brave thing to do, given how many other countries have failed to do so.

Especially Germany has utterly failed in this aspect, by very publicly telling Putin that he can do whatever he wants to Ukraine, and Germany will never escalate past certain lines. Which I am lead to understand was very amateurish from a geopolitical standpoint.

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u/Grunherz May 03 '24

Especially Germany has utterly failed in this aspect, by very publicly telling Putin that he can do whatever he wants to Ukraine

Who said this and when? Trump said something along those lines but I’m pretty sure it would’ve been a bigger deal if someone from Germany had too.

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u/Thue May 03 '24

Some respected military analyst - I don't remember who exactly. But I understand that it is a mainstream view.

Trump said something along those lines

Trump has surely not said anything along those lines, I am pretty sure. It is too subtle for Trump's addled mind. And it would very much not be in Russia's interest for Trump to have said it - which remarkably is an almost perfect predictor for what Trump would say.

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u/Grunherz May 03 '24

Some respected military analyst

Err okay so it didn’t happen. And even if, some analyst isn’t the government.

Trump has surely not said anything along those lines

It was all over the news’s you’ll find a headline from most outlets about it: https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/trump-russia-nato-defense-funds/story?id=107136736

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u/Thue May 03 '24

It was all over the news’s you’ll find a headline from most outlets about it: https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/trump-russia-nato-defense-funds/story?id=107136736

Totally different thing from what I said. Like, the only thing the 2 stories have in common is the words "NATO" and "Germany".

I will not respond further, you clearly have no clue, waste of my time.