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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.

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

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

Fuck them.

[–] FlyingSquid 17 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Putin wants to take over Europe. You're okay with that?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Dendrologist 8 points 6 months ago

To be fair, Ukraine is part of a defense agreement too. A shame one of the signatories is the aggressor...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_Memorandum

[–] [email protected] -5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] FlyingSquid 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It sure will be yours when it gets to your doorstep.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] FlyingSquid 5 points 6 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.

[–] Prancingpotato 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 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"