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."