Macron sent a "major political signal" that the United States supported his idea.
France**Emmanuel Macron has broken a major taboo by raising the possibility of sending Western troops to Ukraine, thereby raising the stakes on a showdown with nuclear-possessed Russia.
On Monday night, Macron chaired a meeting of European leaders, in which he refused to rule out the possibility of sending Western troops to Ukraine.
Macron vows: "We will do everything to ensure that Russia cannot win this war," Macron vowed.
A European military source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said European allies had been working on the plan for weeks and that the United States supported the idea.
While Macron did not provide any details, the French said the idea did not foresee that the French team would fight directly with Russian forces in Ukraine.
Lithuanian Defense Minister Avidas Anusaskas said in an interview with reporters on Tuesday that NATO countries will train Ukrainian troops in Ukraine.
When asked if it was limited to instructors, the minister said he could not give details because "this issue is still being discussed between the two countries".
Major political signals.
Macron's statement was a "major political signal". Camille Grand, a former senior NATO official, said that "the message is threefold: for the Ukrainians, we say that we are ready to take an adventure with them." For Russia, this war is very important for us,".
The Kremlin warned Europe on Tuesday against the idea that the appearance of NATO troops in Ukraine would make a direct confrontation with Russia not only possible, but inevitable.
In his early morning speech on February 24, 2022, Putin bluntly warned the West not to intervene in Russia's war against Ukraine.
Over time, the conflict in Ukraine has crossed more and more red lines, such as the import of French and British long-range cruise missiles Storm Shadow SCALP into Ukraine, which was considered unthinkable two years ago.
Monday's statement appeared to reflect Macron's shift in attitude toward Putin's war. Macron has been trying for years to position himself as the supreme mediator between Russia and Ukraine.
Expect Putin's nuclear threat approach.
** Fans Incentive Plan Some observers have noted that Macron's statement will only help reinforce the Kremlin's narrative that Russia is fighting for survival against NATO-backed Ukrainian forces. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Putin has been unabashedly threatening, hinting at a willingness to deploy Russian tactical nuclear **, which Russia's military doctrine believes can be used to force adversaries to retreat. The two-year "special military operation" shattered the myth of the "second military power in the world" 'The loss of 410,000 ground troops, the "steel torrent" at the beginning of the war has been turned into fertilizer; The Black Sea Fleet, which was directly involved in the war, lost almost 20% of its assets; The Aerospace Forces, which suffered the least losses, suffered the least in terms of asset and personnel losses, and their front-line bombing campaigns were decreasing day by day. In the face of such an unprecedented strike, the way in which Russia's nuclear threat red line has climbed has been in tune with the times. A few days ago, Putin boarded a nuclear bomber trembling despite his old age and frailty, and unleashed the nuclear threat in the manner he said "piloted" a supersonic bomber.