France’s Rhetorical Offensive on the War in Ukraine

By Łukasz Maślanka

11.3.2024

OSW Commentary

During a visit to the Czech Republic on 5 March, President Emmanuel Macron reiterated his position that sending troops from Western countries to Ukraine could not be ruled out. He suggested that the Russian-Ukrainian war is “our war”. He also called on his country’s allies to deliver a “strategic surge”, saying that a time was approaching in Europe when it would not be possible to behave in a cowardly manner, while he also warned against defeatism.

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