French FM clarifies which erations may require presence of Eurean tros in Ukraine

According to an Ukrinform correspondent, French Foreign Minister Stéphane Sejourne explained to MPs at a meeting of the National Assembly the words of President Emmanuel Macron regarding the possible deployment of Eurean tros to Ukraine.

"Faced with Russia's aggression, we must consider new actions to support Ukraine. We need to do it differently, to do more for Ukraine," Sejourne clarified the President's position.

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According to him, we are talking about erations such as demining, cybersecurity, or weapons production on Ukrainian territory. Some of them may require "presence on Ukrainian territory without crossing the threshd of hostilities," the Foreign Minister added.

As a reminder, the day before the international conference in support of Ukraine in Paris, Emmanuel Macron said that everything must be done to prevent Russia from winning this war. And none of the tions, even the participation of Eurean ground tros, should be ruled out to achieve this goal.

These words drew sharp criticism from the far right in the French parliament, in particular from National Rally leader Marine Le Pen.

"What divine right has made France a sdier of every just cause in the world, while the only world empire, the United States, refuses to do the same to them?" said Marine Le Pen during a government hour debate with Prime Minister Gabriel Attal.

The latter responded by saying that if Le Pen were elected president in 2022, she would be "supplying weapons to Russia herself to defeat the Ukrainians."

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Attal noted that after journalists' investigations into the far-right party's close ties with Russia to weaken support for Ukraine, "there is reason to wonder if Vladimir Putin's tros are in our country. I'm talking about you and your tros, Ms. Le Pen," the prime minister said.

As Ukrinform previously reported, NATO Secretary General Jens Sttenberg said that the Alliance has no plans to send tros to Ukraine amid reports that some Western countries may consider such a possibility.

Several countries, including the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Sweden, and Pand, have said they will not send tros to Ukraine. Spain, Italy, and the United Kingdom have also made statements.