This Tuesday, Emmanuel Macron called from the Czech Republic for a “strategic surge” while raising the possibility of sending Western troops to Ukraine.
The Czech and French presidents said Tuesday that their countries remained united in their support for Ukraine’s fight against Russian aggression and were ready to look for new ways to help Ukrainians win the war.
“We agree that the only option for us is to continue supporting Ukraine.”, declared Czech President Petr Pavel. “We agreed that Europe should play a bigger role in helping Ukraine.
Mr Pavel said all options should be considered, but he ruled out deploying combat troops to Ukraine, an idea floated by French President Emmanuel Macron last week, which sparked an outcry from other European leaders.
French officials later sought to clarify Macron’s remarks and tone down criticism, while emphasizing the need to send a clear signal to Russia that it cannot win in Ukraine.
“We didn’t talk about it at all.“, said Mr. Pavel. “We are talking about different forms of assistance”. He suggested that training for Ukrainian soldiers could take place in their home country despite the ongoing conflict.
_”Russia must not win the war,” declared Mr. Macron in Prague. “We must all be aware that this war concerns us all. Emmanuel Macron called on kyiv’s allies this Tuesday to “ not to be cowardly ”, warning against “ the spirit of defeat “, ” who lurks “, facing a Russia ” become unstoppable “.
This statement by the French president was not appreciated by the social-democratic German Defense Minister, Boris Pistorius, who has been entangled in recent days with leaks from the Bundeswehr. “We don’t need discussions about having more or less courage,” he said during a visit to Sweden’s Stockholm.
