WWIII Watch: Macron Yammers About EU Troops Deployed To Ukraine “Responding” If Provoked

If you send you troops into a war zone what do you think is going to happen?

Ukraine-Russia war latest: European troops deployed to Ukraine will ‘respond’ if attacked by Moscow, Macron warns

European troops deployed to Ukraine would respond to a Russian attack, French president Emmanuel Macron warned.

After a meeting in Paris, France, between Mr Macron and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, he said European troops would fight Putin’s troops if attacked by them after any ceasefire agreement.

“If there was again a generalised aggression against Ukrainian soil, these armies would be under attack and then it’s our usual framework of engagement,” he said.

It comes after senior Zelensky aide ZIgor Zhovkva said British troops must be ready to fight Vladimir Putin’s forces to defend Ukraine.

Mr Zhovkva said European soldiers should be prepared to fight Russia and defend Ukraine if deployed to the country after any ceasefire agreement.

So, wait, they’re now talking about a ceasefire? Isn’t that what Trump wanted? Of course, just a few hours earlier Reuters reported

Europe’s talks on Ukraine security shift from sending troops

European efforts to create security arrangements for Ukraine are shifting from sending troops to other alternatives as they face political and logistical constraints, and the prospect of Russia and the United States opposing their plans, officials said.

France, which has been working closely with Britain to come up with options, will host 30 leaders and delegations from around 30 countries on Thursday, part of what has become a “coalition of the willing” to try and flesh out some ideas.

But while London and Paris have been working for weeks on a plan to send thousands of troops to Ukraine to help safeguard a future ceasefire, diplomats say there is growing acceptance that sending such a force is not the likeliest outcome.

“They are taking a step back from ground troops and trying to re-dimension what they were doing to something that could be more sensible,” said one European diplomat.

Here’s a reality: Russia has nuclear weapons. France and the UK do have some, 290 and 225 respectively, mostly as deterrents to Russia. Five other NATO nations host US nuclear weapons. These same people tell us Putin is nuts. Is that who you want to push? For Ukraine? Do you want to risk a large scale war involving NATO nations and Russia, and the potential for nuclear escalation? Oh, and let’s not forget how many European NATO nations get fossil fuels from Russia. Germany, France, Italy, and several others gets energy from Russia, mostly natural gas. How’s that going to go?

Of course, putting any “peacekeeping” troops in Ukraine is way ahead of the curve, since the EU hasn’t been quite on the same page as Trump in trying to get a ceasefire to start with.

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