Western operations in Ukraine possible 'at some point'

French President Emmanuel Macron repeated this, in an interview published on Saturday evening Le Parisien newspaperHe said that Western field operations on Ukrainian territory may be necessary “at some point.”

“Maybe at some point — I hope not, I won't take the initiative — there will be a need for ground operations, whatever they may be, against Russian forces,” he said in the interview conducted on Friday. Upon his return from Berlin, where he met with the leaders of Germany, Olaf Schulz, and Poland, Donald Tusk.

“The strength of France lies in our ability to do this,” he adds. In his interview with the French President He denies that there is any disagreement within the Franco-German axis over the matter. He explains: “I wanted to come to Germany very soon so that there would be no discussion of strategic differences: there are none.”

“There was no disagreement between me and the chancellor. There is broad agreement on the goals and the situation. What differs is the way they are interpreted,” he said, referring to the “strategic cultures” of the two countries.

“Germany has a strategic culture of great prudence, non-interference and staying away from nuclear weapons. It is a very different model from France, which has nuclear weapons and has maintained and strengthened a professional army.” This was stated by Emmanuel Macron She gave up a trip to Kiev to visit Berlin and meet Olaf Soles and Donald Tusk.

He confirms that he will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before mid-March, on a trip to Ukraine that was scheduled for February and then postponed. The French President confirmed that his visit to Kiev will take place in the coming weeks.

Emmanuel Macron insists that French and German aid to Ukraine is characterized by subservience.