The French president's hunger for war could endanger Europe.
There is no European country where the majority would support Ukraine by sending soldiers - it can be concluded from the End of the Century Europe Project research. The analysis based on the survey revealed the position of the European public opinion on the role of the Ukrainian battlefield in the context of several statements by French President Emmanuel Macron suggesting the need for military intervention by European countries in the war-torn Ukraine.
The fact that Macron did not rule out the possibility of "officially sending ground troops" to Ukraine in order to stop Russia on February 27, at the Paris summit he convened, caused a great echo in the international and European public discourse, recalls the analysis of Sazadende.
Hungary immediately stated that it will no longer send soldiers or weapons to the battlefield in Ukraine, and Germany, Italy and Spain, among others, distanced themselves from the statement of the French head of state.
In addition, Russian President Vladimir Putin has put forward the prospect of using nuclear weapons against countries that would help Kiev by sending combat units.
Macron later confirmed that his every word regarding the Western military intervention was "measured, thought out and deliberate", and during his visit to Prague in early March, the French president accused European countries of cowardice for not sending soldiers to Ukraine, Szádvég points out.
It is important to emphasize that President Emmanuel Macron's statements envisioning a military intervention are in stark contrast to the expectations of Europeans. According to research data, more than two-thirds (67 percent) of EU and British citizens are against their country sending military troops to Ukraine, and in no European country surveyed are there a majority of respondents who would help Kiev by deploying soldiers.
Cover image: French President Emmanuel Macron
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