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France's Macron urges a green light for Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia
ABC News ^ | May 29, 2024

Posted on 05/29/2024 4:59:27 AM PDT by McGruff

Western countries should let Ukraine strike military bases inside Russia with the sophisticated long-range weapons they are providing to Kyiv, French President Emmanuel Macron said, pressuring his allies in the most recent sign of a potentially significant policy shift that could help change the complexion of the war.

The question of whether to allow Ukraine to hit targets on Russian soil with Western-supplied weaponry has been a delicate issue since the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor in February 2022.

Western leaders have mostly shrunk from taking the step because it runs the risk of provoking Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has repeatedly warned that the West's direct involvement could put the world on a path to nuclear conflict.

His remarks came a day after NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged the alliance’s members to lift some of the restrictions on Ukraine’s use of Western weapons.

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TOPICS: France; News/Current Events; Russia; War
KEYWORDS: escalation; europe; france; killkillkillforpeace; mic; tothelastukrainian; ukraine; welfarewar
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1 posted on 05/29/2024 4:59:27 AM PDT by McGruff
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Read today the Russians were attempting to save a French merc they captured whose Uke unit buddies shot him when they retreated…to try to hide his identity


2 posted on 05/29/2024 5:04:07 AM PDT by silverleaf (“Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out” —David Horowitz)
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To: McGruff

Macron must realize that this opens up France to be targeted as well. Russia will not stand by and allow France to use Ukraine as a proxy to attack the Motherland.

By all means Macron, if you want to fight Russia then don’t hide behind the skirt of Ukraine (or your grandmother wife). /spit


3 posted on 05/29/2024 5:09:06 AM PDT by Flavious_Maximus (Tony Fauci will be put on death row and die of COVID!)
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Putting aside spectacle and just examining credible scenarios, the most obvious one would be the same imaginary ISIS K group provided with Russian missiles with big payloads on a ship off the France Atlantic coast.

Fire and hit some military target near an Olympic venue, kill 100s and have some website contact the media and take ISIS K credit.

And that would be that for hitting Russian targets.


4 posted on 05/29/2024 5:12:59 AM PDT by Owen (.)
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To: McGruff

I have read reports that the Russians have amassed another 300,000 troops on the Ukrainian Border with Belarus.

I have no idea what the Russian strategy might be, if they get close enough to Kiev and Kharkiev to start artillery barrages, this could force a settlement, who knows, if in fact Russia has another 300,000 troops to throw into the war, this is going to make the Ukrainian situation much more difficult.


5 posted on 05/29/2024 5:15:24 AM PDT by srmanuel (Q)
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Western countries should let Ukraine strike military bases inside Russia

With the art of diplomacy non-existent among a failed political class, some see the complete destruction of the West as a viable solution.

6 posted on 05/29/2024 5:15:51 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: McGruff

The Russia-Ukraine war is an abomination, as are the psychopaths who promote more insanity in continuing the war over negotiating peace.


7 posted on 05/29/2024 5:20:01 AM PDT by Montana_Sam (Truth lives.)
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To: McGruff

Oh, the mad fools...


8 posted on 05/29/2024 5:22:05 AM PDT by OKSooner ("You won't like what comes after America." - Leonard Cohen.)
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To: McGruff

France is trying to get nato involved through the back door. He wants Russia to attack a nato country via Ukrainian action blessed by nato.


9 posted on 05/29/2024 5:22:47 AM PDT by DownInFlames (p)
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To: McGruff

38 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, [a]the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him, 3 and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal. 4 I will turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and lead you out, with all your army, horses, and horsemen, all splendidly clothed, a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords. 5 Persia, [b]Ethiopia, and [c]Libya are with them, all of them with shield and helmet; 6 Gomer and all its troops; the house of Togarmah from the far north and all its troops—many people are with you.


10 posted on 05/29/2024 5:23:32 AM PDT by Skwor
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To: srmanuel

Poland has already committed troops to Ukraine should Belarus become a combatant. Allowing attacks from their country makes them an enemy combatant.


11 posted on 05/29/2024 5:24:39 AM PDT by DownInFlames (p)
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To: McGruff

“Escalate, escalate, escalate!” is the mantra of the Deep State of Perpetual War.


12 posted on 05/29/2024 5:29:05 AM PDT by Tom Tetroxide
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To: McGruff

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13 posted on 05/29/2024 5:31:01 AM PDT by Tom Tetroxide
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To: DownInFlames

The longer this war goes on the more unpredictable it becomes.

I have no idea if Russia has 300,000 more troops to throw into this war and even if they do, I have no idea where or if they would come across a border into Ukraine.

If 300,000 troops do come across the border and are properly equipped and trained, it won’t be good for Ukraine considering their biggest issue is manpower, any new offensive by Russia will do nothing but continue to stretch out the Ukrainian forces.


14 posted on 05/29/2024 5:38:43 AM PDT by srmanuel (Q)
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To: McGruff

Macron is the mouthy girlfriend who expects her boyfriend to fight for her.


15 posted on 05/29/2024 5:51:53 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: McGruff

Putie gives green light to hit targets in France...


16 posted on 05/29/2024 5:53:25 AM PDT by The Louiswu (Pray for Peace in the world.)
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To: McGruff

but, but, but, what if civilians are killed, isn’t that genocide like in Gaza?


17 posted on 05/29/2024 5:55:00 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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In court is will be shown that every air craft target in Gaza was a Hamas occupied structure

The IDF has video to prove it


18 posted on 05/29/2024 6:03:28 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Hamascide is required in totality)
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To: McGruff

After layer after layer is removed from Mikron what we see is a failed human being. He is the epitome of what’s wrong with France today.

The same thing could be said about USA ‘leaders.’


19 posted on 05/29/2024 6:06:07 AM PDT by ABStrauss (I miss Rush! )
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Nacron is a fool. He thinks that by giving Ukraine the green light that Russia will not hold France responsible. They will.


20 posted on 05/29/2024 6:07:00 AM PDT by Judge Bean
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