Lavrov called Macron’s idea to send NATO troops to Ukraine impromptu

The statement of the French leader Emmanuel Macron about considering the possibility of sending troops of individual NATO states to Ukraine to confront Moscow was unlikely to be agreed upon with the rest of the Alliance members, which is why Macron later had to take these words back. He stated this in an interview “Izvestia” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

“As for Makron’s ideas, it was clearly impromptu. Then he and his retinue somehow played back. But a few days later he repeated this idea again and said that he would create a coalition with the participation of countries that would be ready for this. In response (NATO Secretary General Jens – Approx. REN TV) Stoltenberg and a number of leaders of the alliance members carefully reminded him that in NATO decisions are made collegially and collectively.”noted the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

According to Sergei Lavrov, Macron’s activity was caused by poor policy indicators within France, because of this, the leader of the Fifth Republic had to resort to a diversionary maneuver “in the form of calls to finish off Russia.”

In addition, the words of Emmanuel Macron that it is allegedly impossible to reach an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin, since the Russian Federation allegedly “does not adhere to its own obligations,” sound very original, the Russian Foreign Minister said.

“This is said by the president of the country, whose foreign minister in February 2014, together with his colleagues from Germany and Poland, guaranteed an agreement between (ex-President of Ukraine Viktor. – Approx. REN TV) Yanukovych and the opposition, which was trampled in the morning, after which all administrative buildings were captured. And instead of creating a government of national unity to prepare early elections, the creation of a government of winners was announced – that’s when the wedge was driven into Ukrainian society.”said the minister.

Sergei Lavrov also drew attention to the fact that France was one of the guarantor states when signing the Minsk agreements, after which former French leader Francois Hollande admitted that Paris was not going to comply with the agreements reached, and this was the time to pump up the Kyiv regime with weapons. Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and ex-President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko also admitted this.

The full version of the interview with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is published on the website “Izvestia“.

Let us recall that in recent days the West has repeatedly heard statements about the possibility of a clash between NATO countries and the Russian Federation. This scenario, in particular, is being considered by the United States, which became clear on February 29 after the words of Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin, who admitted the possibility of a war between the Alliance and Russia if Ukraine is defeated. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov called the words of the US Secretary of Defense irresponsible and escalating tension. According to Peskov, Austin’s statement shows the worldview of NATO, which considers Ukraine its territory, and also confirms once again that the launch of a special operation by Russia was the right decision.

Prior to this, French President Emmanuel Macron said that he allowed the option of sending NATO forces to Ukraine. On March 2, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, during a press conference following the Diplomatic Forum in Antalya, noted that statements by Macron and Austin about a military conflict with Russia indicate that the “war party” that has formed in the West does not intend to change its anti-Russian course. In addition, Lavrov drew attention to the dialogue of Bundeswehr officers published on March 1 about attacks on the Crimean Bridge with Taurus missiles, calling it a blatant revelation.

Meanwhile, the head of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, during the announcement of his message to the Federal Assembly, emphasized that Russia is ready to negotiate with the United States on the issue of strategic stability, but the ruling circles in Washington are taking open hostile actions against our country, trying to inflict a strategic defeat on the Russian state.