The Kremlin estimated on Thursday March 7 that President Emmanuel Macron was increasing France's
"
involvement
"
in the conflict in Ukraine since his comments did not rule out sending Western troops there, a possibility rejected by most of his allies.
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Emmanuel Macron is convinced of his policy of wanting to inflict a strategic defeat on our country and he continues to increase the level of direct involvement of France
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in the conflict in Ukraine, declared Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov, in a video posted on Telegram by a Russian journalist.
A “contradictory” character
Dmitri Peskov nevertheless underlined the
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contradictory
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nature of the declarations made in Paris on this subject since Emmanuel Macron's first remarks on February 26, when the French president said
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not to exclude
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the sending of Western troops to Ukraine to the future.
This first declaration aroused agitation among France's allies within NATO, most of whom immediately rejected such a possibility.
Despite the controversy, Emmanuel Macron then assured that all his words were
“
weighted
”
and
“
measured
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, while refusing any
“
logic of escalation
”
with Moscow.
On Tuesday, he called on Ukraine's allies to
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not be cowardly
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in the face of a Russia that had
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become unstoppable
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and on Thursday, receiving French party leaders to clarify his positions, he assured that Paris' support for Kiev had
“
no limits
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or
“
red lines
”
.