At a meeting with a range of political parties, the President of France floated a scenario that could potentially lead to French troops deployed in Ukraine.

French President Emmanuel Macron met with parliamentary parties on Thursday. During the meeting Macron said he was open to the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine, as announced by, according to French newspaper L’Independant.

Fabien Roussel, a representative of the French Communist Party, said after the meeting that “Macron referenced a scenario that could lead to intervention [of French troops]: the advancement of the front towards Odesa or Kyiv.”

He noted that the French President showed parliamentarians maps of the possible directions of strikes by Russian troops in Ukraine.

Following the meeting, Jordan Bardella of the far-right National Rally party noted that “there are no restrictions and no red lines” in Macron’s approach.

  • mxl@lemm.eeEnglish
    319·
    8 months ago

    You just don’t see another way? Is it war or war? Diplomacy and peace is just not an option anymore? I hope your point of view derives from the hope no more people lose their homes nor their lives in Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, etc. and not from playing strategy games thousands of kilometers away. “We tried diplomacy and didn’t work” you might say. And you would be right. But they should try harder (politicians). We pay them for that, and all they can come up with is just sending innocent people out to die.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
      73·
      8 months ago

      Diplomacy and peace is just not an option anymore?

      I don’t know, why don’t we ask Neville Chamberlain?

    • cabron_offsets@lemmy.worldEnglish
      73·
      8 months ago

      War is forced on us, you fool. One way or another, we will have to confront putin. Yes, it is war or war. wtf do you think has been going on for a decade?

    • wandermind@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      63·
      8 months ago

      It’s difficult to be diplomatic when the other guy is actively attacking you.

      Particularly as Russian diplomacy tends to be, “do what we say and we might not hurt you more for the time being”.