The Kremlin and NATO members reacted to the French president’s comments on the prospect of sending Western troops to Ukraine.
At the end of a conference of countries supporting Ukraine in Paris, the French president did not rule out Monday sending Western troops to support Ukraine as the conflict with Russia entered its third stage on Saturday. year.
“There is no consensus today to send troops on the ground in an official and approved way. But in terms of dynamics, nothing can be excluded”declared Emmanuel Macron during a press conference at the Elysée.
Moscow was quick to react to these comments. This Tuesday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov raised the risk of a direct conflict between NATO and Russia: “This is not in the interest of these countries, and they must be aware of this. In this case, we should talk not about probability, but about inevitability.”
Several members of the Atlantic Alliance also reacted to Emmanuel Macron’s comments, such as German Chancellor Olaf Scholf, who affirmed that no European state or NATO member would send troops to Ukraine.
Same story with London, Rome and even Madrid. For his part, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg declared on Tuesday that the military alliance did not intend to send combat troops to Ukraine. “NATO allies are providing unprecedented support to Ukraine. We have been doing so since 2014 and we stepped up our efforts after the full-scale invasion. But there are no plans for combat troops from the “NATO be deployed on the ground in Ukraine.”
These declarations come just after the unblocking of Hungary upon Sweden’s entry into the Alliance. A decision welcomed by all members.