At a recent Summit, French President Emmanuel Macron made a statement that he did not rule out the possibility of sending Western troops to Ukraine. After that, it became known that France allows the possibility of sending its military to Ukraine to perform special tasks.
About what foreign troops can do in Ukraine, explained in the air of Apostrophe TV military expert, reserve Сolonel of the AFU, Roman Svitan.
He recalls how Macron admitted the possibility of sending NATO troops to Ukraine. The expert notes that the EU military may not be involved directly on the frontline, mentioning other tasks:
"It is not a fact that EU troops will be directly involved in clashes on the frontline, but they can accompany the delivery of military supplies, equipment and aircraft to Ukraine."
Svitan explains that only the United Kingdom and France on the European continent are completely self-sufficient in military terms. After all, these two countries produce the entire range of weapons "up to nuclear."
"The French Foreign Legion in Africa is engaged in a confrontation with Russian PMCs," recalls Svitan, commenting that for the French it is already a routine job "to eliminate Russian militants."
Therefore, the military expert believes that "in this sense, it does not make much difference to Macron where to send troops to counter Russian threat if his country's national interests require it."
"He, as the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, can decide to send a contingent (parts of the Foreign Legion, for example) to Ukraine to perform certain tasks," he notes.
In addition to the previously mentioned tasks, Svitan emphasizes that French military can escort the transfer of Scalp missiles, planning bombs, "which they intend to supply to Ukraine," or even Mirage aircraft, "the delivery of which is being discussed."
"Therefore, considering the dynamics, there will definitely be a further development after these Macron's statements," the expert notes.
Earlier, we reported what was behind Macron's statement about NATO's participation in the war.