At a meeting with a range of political parties, the President of France floated a scenario that could potentially lead to French troops deployed in Ukraine.

French President Emmanuel Macron met with parliamentary parties on Thursday. During the meeting Macron said he was open to the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine, as announced by, according to French newspaper L’Independant.

Fabien Roussel, a representative of the French Communist Party, said after the meeting that “Macron referenced a scenario that could lead to intervention [of French troops]: the advancement of the front towards Odesa or Kyiv.”

He noted that the French President showed parliamentarians maps of the possible directions of strikes by Russian troops in Ukraine.

Following the meeting, Jordan Bardella of the far-right National Rally party noted that “there are no restrictions and no red lines” in Macron’s approach.

    • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldEnglish
      33·
      9 months ago

      Despite all the jokes, The French have won more wars than any other country in history. They were exhausted by the time 1940 rolled around

      • EatATaco@lemm.eeEnglish
        164·
        9 months ago

        They’re country is right in the middle of one of the areas of the world with the most wars of all time, and it stretches from coast to coast. That alone says a ton.

        • vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          72·
          9 months ago

          You make it sound like France was stuck in with everyone else when thar is infact untrue, everyone else was stuck in with France. After all I doubt a medieval country on the defensive would conquer from fucking Catalonia to fucking Ponnonia and Carinthia. And thats just the start I dont think I need to explain what Napoleon did.

          • EatATaco@lemm.eeEnglish
            21·
            9 months ago

            I can’t make any sense of what you just said. Could you explain further?

    • aksdb@lemmy.worldEnglish
      141·
      9 months ago

      Don’t fuck with the French.

      But what if I … oh, you meant that as a figure of speech. Got it.

    • turkishdelight@lemmy.mlEnglish
      313·
      9 months ago

      They surrendered to the Germans after putting up a brave fight for ** checks notes ** 5 weeks.

      • dylanTheDeveloper@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        It was a good demonstration of the blitzkrieg tactic. Hitting hard and fast with aircraft, tanks and troop carriers without giving the enemy time to regroup or resupply. By the time the French knew what was happening it was too late to mobilize.

        The tactic couldn’t be counted until the opposing side had enough firepower to stall it which would’ve taken too long and by that time defeat is a guarantee.

        Soviets were given tanks, aircraft, factories, everything they needed to counter the Germans later in the war which halted their army and that’s when the blitzkrieg fell apart.

        Blitzkrieg is effective but only when your moving faster than the enemy can regroup and counter

      • Gabu@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        9 months ago

        Meanwhile, 'murica: let’s make a lot of money by selling war machines to both sides :)