On Tuesday, France's Emmanuel Macron urged Ukrainian allies not to be "cowards" when it comes to supporting the country against Russia's invasion.
Macron's remarks seemed to reiterate his controversial remarks last week that sending Western troops to Ukraine would not be ruled out, which sent shockwaves across Europe. During a visit to the Czech Republic, he said that "the time has indeed come for Europe when we must stop being cowards" and that the country ** is moving forward with a plan to buy ** for Ukraine outside Europe.
Speaking to members of the French community at the beginning of the one-day visit, Macron said: "The war is returning to our land and a force that refuses to stop is increasing the threat every day. Most of Macron's allies in Europe spoke on February 26. Although France has said it will not send troops to Ukraine, France** has also argued that such troops could be sent to support, among other things, mine operations, rather than fighting Russian troops.
On Tuesday, Macron will meet with Czech Pétrette Pavel and Prime Minister Péter Fiala and speak at a nuclear forum attended by several French energy companies. The Czech Republic, a member of the European Union and NATO, with a population of 10.8 million people, managed to collect large ** for Ukraine outside the continent, Pavel said at a security conference in Munich last month. He said that the Czechs, in cooperation with Canada and Denmark, found 300,000 500,000 155-mm shells. 122-mm shells, as long as the necessary funds are available, "we can deliver them in a couple of weeks." 
According to the Financial Times, Prague plans to raise $1.5 billion. The dollar pays for ammunition for Ukraine, which has repelled the Russian offensive for the third year in a row. Fiala said at an international conference in Paris last week that about 15 countries are ready to join the initiative, including France. Macron said his country would participate in the initiative, but did not say how much it would contribute. The Netherlands has pledged $100 million. Euro. Prague hopes that the French leader will make concrete commitments at Tuesday's talks. This would be a breakthrough, as Paris has so far tended to spend defense spending directly on its domestic industry, favoring European ** production with EU funds.