France has received support from Baltic countries and Ukraine following President Emmanuel Macron's controversial openness to deploying troops to Ukraine, sparking reactions and preparations for a high-intensity conflict. French troops, as reported by Politico and detailed by Colonel Axel Denis at Mailly-le-Camp, are preparing against an enemy with comparable firepower. Estonia announced a security agreement with Ukraine, committing 0.25% of its GDP annually to military support. Amidst these developments, France is building an alliance of countries willing to consider sending Western troops to Ukraine, challenging a more cautious stance from Berlin and other allies. French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné emphasized the importance of not allowing Russia to dictate the terms of support for Ukraine, highlighting a commitment to no limits in assistance. Macron's assertion that there should be no constraints in aiding Ukraine signals a potential shift towards more direct military involvement in the conflict.
Putin ally's ominous prediction of "unprecedented escalation" with NATO https://t.co/NvV79s8ovG https://t.co/uejDeZxNY5
FRANCE IS ORGANIZING NATO TROOPS FOR UKRAINE France is working with other NATO countries to form an alliance to send troops to Ukraine. The initial plan was for the soldiers to clear mines; however, Macron hasn’t ruled out them taking a more active role in fighting against… https://t.co/N7I0aDKMLG
“There can be no “buts”. "We must draw red lines for Russia, not for ourselves. No form of support for Ukraine can be ruled out. We must continue to support Ukraine where it is most needed.” the French 🇫🇷 Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné said https://t.co/5hvU3kr7eB
Macron talks too much. "France's defense minister says sending combat troops to Ukraine 'not on table'" https://t.co/oqR3yyodpQ
Politico newspaper: France is working to create a coalition of countries ready to send Western forces to Ukraine. https://t.co/uQXcwymLC1
Macron claims there are no more red lines or limits to helping Ukraine https://t.co/QdIcmhEomH https://t.co/7ae4oGzGDN
🇫🇷 FRANCE READIES TROOPS FOR WAR? France's military is reportedly ramping up, readying for a major confrontation in Europe. Axel Denis, Colonel at Mailly-le-Camp's combat training center, notes a swift shift to vigilance, driven by the Ukraine conflict. Training now closely… https://t.co/wEQjLzm2et
The Baltic states support sending Western troops to Ukraine and praise France for “thinking outside the box” https://t.co/tkQXBjaaQD
⚡ 🇫🇷🇷🇺 France is preparing for a full-scale war in Europe - Politico French troops are preparing for a military conflict on the territory of the European continent. It is assumed that this will be a war with an enemy that can match France in firepower. The author of the… https://t.co/ULn0rovJZZ
🇫🇷🇱🇻🇱🇹🇪🇪🇺🇦‼️🚨 Macron works either the Balts. France is building an alliance of countries open to potentially sending Western troops to Ukraine — and in the process deepening its clash with a more cautious Berlin. French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné was in Lithuania on… https://t.co/7wkNgIxaIL
🇫🇷 French troops are preparing for a high-intensity conflict against, - Politico 🇺🇸 US prepared for a potential Russian nuclear strike in Ukraine in late 2022, - CNN 🇪🇪 Estonia will sign an agreement on security guarantees with Ukraine, - MFA
France is building an alliance of countries open to potentially sending Western troops to Ukraine. "It is not for Russia to tell us how we should help Ukraine in the coming months or years," French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné said. https://t.co/moxWm5Mp6M
French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné speaks out on Russia's "red lines" "There cannot be any 'buts.' We must draw red lines for Russia, not ourselves. No form of support for Ukraine can be excluded. We need to continue supporting Ukraine wherever it's most needed," he said. https://t.co/ROekA2TXPw
Macron Again Talks Troops to Ukraine: ‘We Cannot Afford to Set Limits’ https://t.co/ATSpgTGqV9
🇫🇷❗"Russia should not tell us how we should help Ukraine in the coming months or years. It is not Russia that should determine how we organize our actions or set red lines. So we decide this among ourselves," - Sejourne 👀 He has repeatedly mentioned the possibility of mine… https://t.co/ueVntmFjBr
Now we see France is serious about taking up a role of Ukraine's key supporter. French government is doing consultations with NATO partners on which countries are willing to help Ukraine defeat Russia not just by sending weapons, but soldiers too. Unexpected, but very timely.
The French president has said there should be no more constraints or red lines in offering assistance to Ukraine https://t.co/QdIcmhEWcf https://t.co/OHIArtOnE6
🇫🇷🇺🇦 "France finds Baltic allies in its spat with Germany over Ukraine troop deployment", - Politico ❗️Macron raised the possibility that foreign troops could be sent to Ukraine, but Berlin and many other capitals object. https://t.co/1KUBMJ3LmY
Politico: French troops are preparing for conflict in Europe Colonel Axel Denis said that the fighting in Ukraine has brought full-scale war back to Europe. He runs a combat training center in Mailly-le-Camp in eastern France. He added that France is preparing for a culture of… https://t.co/NH24ahZW9z
🇪🇪 Estonia announces security agreement with Ukraine https://t.co/jHi8RxUZQd
The French army is preparing to conduct high-intensity combat against an enemy that has similar firepower. Colonel Axel Denis, head of the combat training center (CENTAC) in Mailly-le-Caen,said this in an interview with the European edition of Politico. The conditions in the… https://t.co/GyvcgY5YXI
🇷🇺 Leonid Savin: NATO is preparing for war with Russia ▪️As the Russian geopolitician claims, bearing in mind numerous NATO maneuvers and accelerated military modernization, as well as Macron's statements about sending troops to Ukraine, which appeared as a kind of test, it… https://t.co/19XjNFxKCq
The French army is preparing for a high-intensity conflict with an "enemy" that can match them in terms of firepower, which is a huge change for the armed forces that have spent the past decades fighting insurgent and terrorist groups in countries like Mali and Afghanistan.… https://t.co/axxFqPl0FN
🇪🇪🤝🇺🇦 "Estonia will sign an agreement on security guarantees with Ukraine", - Minister of Foreign Affairs 👀 "When we sign a bilateral agreement, we promise and undertake to allocate 0.25% of GDP per year for military support." https://t.co/jxDvTebDV1
🇫🇷❗"French troops are preparing for a high-intensity conflict against an enemy who can match them with firepower", - Politico 👀 "The hostilities in Ukraine, in their third year, have brought full-scale war back to the Continent", said Colonel Axel Denis. https://t.co/0Kf44mFlyP
France received a show of support from Baltic countries and Ukraine after President Emmanuel Macron irked other allies when he left the door open to sending troops to Ukraine. https://t.co/eN6HcG39tr