PARIS, March 1 (Portal) – French President Emmanuel Macron will speak to leaders of political parties on Thursday about the conflict in Ukraine after triggering the storm by not ruling out sending troops to that war, the press revealed today .
Media such as the newspaper Le Figaro and the television channel BFM indicate that sources in the presidential office have confirmed the meeting at the Elysée Palace with forces representing factions.
The format of the meeting would be similar to that held last October in connection with Hamas' attacks on Israel, which unleashed indiscriminate aggression against the Gaza Strip in retaliation.
According to circulating information, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal will accompany Macron in talks with party representatives, who sharply criticized the president for saying on Monday that sending Western soldiers to Ukraine in the future is not ruled out because he is at war with Russia is in 2 years.
Although the head of state said at the time that there was no consensus among Europeans on the matter, his intentions were described as irresponsible, crazy and serious statements, based solely on the very idea that France was adopting a belligerent character towards Russia, two nuclear powers .
Paris allies within the European Union and NATO distanced themselves from Macron's comments because of the potential consequences.
Despite the furore he caused, the French president said yesterday that he had not made his comments lightly and claimed that his statements would be analyzed and evaluated given the seriousness of the matter. (Text and photo: PL)