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France Will Not Send Troops to Ukraine - Foreign Minister

© AP Photo / French ArmyThis photo released on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015 by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows French army Rafale fighter jets on the tarmac of an undisclosed air base as part of France's Operation Chammal launched in September 2015 in support of the US-led coalition against Islamic State group
This photo released on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015 by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows French army Rafale fighter jets on the tarmac of an undisclosed air base as part of France's Operation Chammal launched in September 2015 in support of the US-led coalition against Islamic State group - Sputnik International, 1920, 01.03.2024
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PARIS (Sputnik) - French President Emmanuel Macron earlier proclaimed that he refused to rule out sending EU troops to Ukraine – a move that met harsh backlash from some European politicians.
French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne ruled out conducting military operations in Ukraine on Friday.
His comments came after President Emmanuel Macron said that such a move was on the table earlier this week.
"The French will not die for Ukraine. We will not send troops into combat because the framework has been set, which is to prevent Russia from winning without going to war with Russia. And nothing is excluded within this framework," Sejourne told the France Inter radio broadcaster.
Dr. Gregor Spitzen, a German political analyst, told Sputnik that the ill-considered initiative to send NATO ground troops to Ukraine made Macron look very foolish."
French President Emmanuel Macron. File photo - Sputnik International, 1920, 01.03.2024
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