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.

  • hectorEnglish
    1216·
    9 months ago

    They’re okay with war because it won’t be them holding the famas, it will be me or other french people.

    Fuck them.

      • Allero@lemmy.todayEnglish
        1212·
        9 months ago

        And how do you imagine that?

        Tales of Putin willing to take over Europe are straight up fearmongering. Most countries in Europe are part of NATO and subject to mutual defense clause. Ukraine is not, which us why it was possible to attack it in the first place (and which is why it desperately wants in).

        Attacking any of the NATO countries is straight up suicidal.

        Please do not let hysteria sift into your brain, for this is the very thing corrupt politicians use to do terrible things.

      • hectorEnglish
        712·
        9 months ago

        No. But I don’t want to fight a war that’s not mine. Every single time when a war is starting there are people that suddenly get warlike AF wanting to kill every Russians. You just don’t know what you’re talking about, you feel like doing it because it feels good being the ‘savior’ but you’re just delusional

          • idefixEnglish
            94·
            9 months ago

            He’s being very short-sighted, as if Ukraine was the final step to this war.

            • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
              83·
              9 months ago

              I don’t even know that there is a final step for Putin. Just endless conquest. Good thing he’s not very good at it so far.

      • indexEnglish
        815·
        9 months ago

        Any corrupted politician dream is to take over other countries, western politicians wet dream is to take over russia too.

        Unlike corrupted politicians i do not support putin, i don’t have pictures shaking hands with him and laughing, i don’t have mutual friends with him, i don’t have a boat parked in the same dock next to his, i don’t have business associations with him and i didn’t sign weapons deals with russia a bunch of years ago like many EU countries did.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
          154·
          9 months ago

          western politicians wet dream is to take over russia too.

          Which ones? Please show evidence.

          And you don’t have to like Putin to support him. All you have to do is do what you’re doing and be okay with him taking over Ukraine. To begin with.

          • indexEnglish
            413·
            9 months ago

            I do not support putin, the ukrainian government or any other corrupted politician. If you do talk for yourself and not for others. I support freedom and justice, always and for everyone. You do not fight for freedom arming and empowering villains and dictatorships.

            • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
              103·
              9 months ago

              I support freedom and justice, always and for everyone.

              Except in Ukraine since you aren’t interested in helping them be free.

              • indexEnglish
                415·
                9 months ago

                Are you aware that since 2022 any male between 18 and 60 can’t leave the country and will be arrested if they try to do so? Are you aware that your own government is in business partnership with countries like china who also supply russia in the war?

                • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
                  114·
                  9 months ago

                  First of all, you don’t know what my government is because I never told you. It might be China for all you know.

                  Secondly, your “they are not free now due to the war, so it’s okay if Putin takes over their country and they lose their freedom in perpetuity” argument is a poor one.

                  • indexEnglish
                    13·
                    9 months ago

                    Secondly, your “they are not free now due to the war, so it’s okay if Putin takes over their country and they lose their freedom in perpetuity” argument is a poor one.

                    You seem to be confusing russia with saudi arabia or other dictatorships around the world the west is totally fine with. As far as i’m aware russian can leave their country if they want to.

                    Unless you live on mars or an unknown island i do not need to know where you live to tell your government is corrupted, all governments are. If you don’t think so you are free to provide an example of a government that isn’t ruled by corrupted politicians and that never beat its own people.

    • Prancingpotato@lemmy.worldEnglish
      134·
      9 months ago

      Quick reminder that we have a military. There won’t be a draft any time soon and if there is one, we would have other problems. So unless you are in the army (and if you are, you signed for it) you won’t have to “hold the FAMAS”