Macron: Russia will not stop in Donbas and Crimea

Macron / EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Maria Ignatenko

French President Emmanuel Macron said that the idea that Russia will stop at Donbas and Crimea is wrong.

Macron said this while commenting on the statement of the spokesman of the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov, that "due to the intervention of the West, the special military operation became a war," reports Reuters.

"Using this term, we also open up uncertainty about the military goals of the Russian Federation," the French president emphasized.

Also, Macron, once again commenting on his statement regarding the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine, emphasized that his statements were well thought out and added that France would not follow the "logic of escalation" in relations with the Russian Federation.

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It should be noted that France invited Ukraine's allies and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to participate in a video conference on March 7. The meeting aims to demonstrate a "united front" and develop specific proposals for strengthening support for Ukraine.

In addition, the statement made by Macron regarding the potential deployment of Western troops in Ukraine is garnering attention in Europe for the second week. The French leader discussed the idea during a meeting with Ukraine's partner nations in Paris on February 26.

Despite this, several other NATO member countries have already made statements that they are not considering sending their troops to Ukraine. This was said in the White House of the USA, Germany, Great Britain, Canada, Spain, the Czech Republic, Poland, etc.

Subsequently, French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné noted that France could send its soldiers to Ukraine to help with various tasks but not to participate in hostilities.

The head of the Polish Foreign Ministry, Radosław Sikorski, does not rule out that the presence of NATO forces in Ukraine may become a reality.

In his turn, Zelensky assured that the French military "will not die in Ukraine," and as long as Ukraine holds on, they are unlikely to have to risk their lives defending one of the NATO countries.