Zakharova’s vulgar reaction to Macron’s threat to send troops to Ukraine

The spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, commented ironically on the statements of French President Emmanuel Macron, who reiterated the possibility of sending Western troops to the ground in Ukraine, if Russia succeeds in breaking the front. “Apparently, it has to do with certain days of the week – that’s the cycle,” Zaharova said in an interview for TASS on Thursday.

“Apparently, it has to do with certain days of the week – that’s the cycle,” Zakharova said, after Macron said in an interview with The Economist that he did not rule out sending troops to Ukraine.

The spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not specify exactly what she wanted to say,” Kommersant mentions.

In an interview with The Economist, Macron said he would consider sending ground troops to Ukraine if Russia succeeds in breaking the front. He argues that should Ukraine ask for military aid on the ground, the West cannot ignore it.

“If the Russians manage to break through the front line, if there is a Ukrainian demand – which is not the case today – we should legitimately ask the question,” the French president told the British weekly.

“To rule this out a priori means not learning the lessons of the last two years,” given that NATO countries initially ruled out sending tanks and planes to Ukraine, and eventually changed their minds, he added, quoted by Agerpres.

The French head of state sparked controversy at the end of February, saying that sending Western troops to Ukrainian soil should not be “ruled out” in the future.

He explained that he wants to restore “strategic ambiguity” in the European response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Most European countries, as well as the United States, clearly distanced themselves from his remarks, even if some have since taken a step in that direction.

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