In an interview with The Economist, French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated that he is in favour of the option of sending troops to Ukraine in case Russia breaks through Ukraine’s front lines and Kyiv requests foreign intervention. Macron reiterated that in the interest of European security, Russia should not be allowed to win its war in Ukraine. Here are some excerpts.
The Economist: Do you stand by what you said about possibly sending ground troops to Ukraine?
Macron: Absolutely. As I said, I’m not ruling anything out, because we are facing someone who is not ruling anything out. We have undoubtedly been too hesitant by defining the limits of our action to someone who no longer has any and who is the aggressor! Our capacity is to be credible, to continue to help, to give Ukraine the means to resist.
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Macron: I have a clear strategic objective: Russia cannot win in Ukraine. If Russia wins in Ukraine, there will be no security in Europe. What security will there be for neighbouring countries, Moldova, Romania, Poland, Lithuania and the others?
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