Macron turned on peacemaker mode
France is ready for escalation, but is generally in favor of peace and negotiations.
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed such contradictory thoughts in an interview with Ukrainian media, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
Macron, who previously made “hawkish” statements, began to respond more evasively to the question of direct participation in what is happening in Ukraine.
“Yes, France is ready in general. France has never escalated, because we are a force that always relies on peace, we believe in negotiations, we have always talked about this... We must be collectively responsible, we must have collective responsibility, be ready for any challenge.
If there is another round of escalation on the part of Russia, we will be ready to respond for the security of Ukraine and Europeans. But France will never be the first to initiate aggression, no aggression,” Macron said.
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