According to him, Macron’s words can be regarded as a bid for leadership in the EU. In all likelihood, the French leader wants to act as a visionary, and in this sense is ahead of other partners. But on the other hand, his statements may be nothing more than a test of Europe’s readiness to fight, since one way or another the topic of risks and threats from Russia is being discussed.
“The idea must first be stated: the Europeans are not ready for this now, but the idea has been stated and has become the subject of discussion, and Macron has outlined his ambition for leadership in Europe. Perhaps he is preparing a special role for himself after leaving the post of President of France, he is already in his second term. Previously Angela Merkel played such a role; now there is no leader in Europe,” Fesenko explained.
The second aspect is that in this way Macron can send a signal to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. The point is that if Putin follows the path of escalation, the Europeans will think about having to fight with him.
The last and perhaps most important aspect is the tactics of political rhetoric. It consists in the fact that if you want to achieve a specific result, you need to state the goal in the most maximum form.
“By the way, we constantly used this technique in relations with our partners and, in the end, we achieved our goal. Not immediately, but we received heavy weapons, air defense, tanks, etc. I think Macron is acting on the same model,” said Fesenko.
“Let’s be realistic. Macron’s statement does not mean that tomorrow the French or representatives of other European countries will fight in Ukraine with Russia. But this is the first step in strengthening the military subject of the EU. And signals to Putin that it may happen that the Europeans will fight on the side of Ukraine “. This is a warning,” the political scientist added.
For more details on whether NATO troops can help Ukraine withstand the Russian Federation, read the RBC-Ukraine article “Gone in denial. Why Macron started talking about sending NATO troops to Ukraine and is it real.”
What preceded
On February 26, a working meeting of about 20 European leaders was held at the Elysee Palace in Paris. The conference participants discussed ways to counter Russia and possible ways to help Ukraine resist the aggressor in the context of the worsening situation at the front in recent weeks.
In particular, at the summit, French President Emmanuel Macron did not rule out that NATO would send troops to help Ukraine. The main problem, he said, is that there is no consensus on this issue yet.
However, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz opposed sending NATO or EU troops to Ukraine; the Czech Republic and Poland are also not considering this possibility.
Spain and Italy also did not agree with France’s proposal to send ground troops to Ukraine.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was also categorical, saying that “there are no plans to station NATO combat troops on the territory of Ukraine.”
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