General Thierry Burkhard goes in line with President Macron’s recent controversial statements indicating that a deployment of ground troops was “not not excluded “.
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This is yet another strategic signal. After the head of state, Emmanuel Macron who declared at the end of February that the sending of Western soldiers to Ukraine could not be excluded, Thierry Burkhard in turn announced that Western support could go beyond the simple delivery of weapons. While receiving his Swedish counterpart General Biden in Paris, he indicated that NATO had to prepare for all eventualities.
“ Vladimir Poutine, indicates the chief of staff of the French armies, built his maneuver with the idea that the Westerners will never go into Ukraine. We have to show him that he won’t be able to use this logic to get to the end. »
For the general-in-chief, showing his determination is already winning the war before the war, and for this he is ready to take risks. We must make the Russians understand that we are aware of what is happening in Ukraine. Firm message shared by his Swedish counterpart invited to Paris. We cannot let this become normal, says General Micael Biden, adding that Sweden is ready to assume its responsibilities, deterrence and defense.
This was the second strategic signal from the press conference of the two chiefs of staff: to show that with the recent entry of Sweden and Finland, the Atlantic Alliance is strong, credible to face the belligerent attitude of Moscow.