So the brand new circus is going on for a few days now. Macron said:
> there is no consensus to officially back any ground troops. That said, nothing should be excluded. We will do everything that we can to make sure that Russia does not prevail.
Which reminds me of an idea not mine which I mention occasionally in these threads, that at one point NATO will move into Ukraine and create a security zone.
Now this statement of his, rather suggest to move in to fight Russians along Ukraine instead of creating a barrier, but occupying creating a security zone as much land would be denying Russia to:
1. annex whole Ukraine;
2. create a "neutral" Ukraine (like Belarus);
3. create disarmed Ukraine.
Since they could preserve a piece of Ukraine that wouldn't be part of Russia, wouldn't be subordinated to Russia but to NATO/EU, and NATO/EU could deploy any number and type of weapon systems. It wouldn't be a victory for Ukraine, but Russia wouldn't prevail.
And the other thing his statement and the following denial of fellow Euro politicians remind me:
> send weapons to ukraine
< noooo we wont send weapons
> send them anyway
> send artillery to ukraine
< ooooo we wont send artillery
> send them anyway
> send tanks to ukraine
< noooo we wont send tanks
> send them anyway
> send long range rockets to ukraine
< noooo we wont send rockets
> send them anyway
> send fighter jets to ukraine
< noooo we wont send fighter jets
> send them anyway
> send troops to ukraine
< noooo we wont send troops
...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/27/french-president-emmanuel-macron-ukraine-french-ground-troops