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Crucial to give Ukraine all means needed to defend population, infrastructure, France's Macron says
Reuters ^ | October 15, 2026

Posted on 10/17/2026 1:25:34 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

French ​President Emmanuel Macron said ‌on Thursday that it was crucial to give Ukraine all the means it needs ​to defend and protect ​its civilian population and its ⁠infrastructure, after he met ​in Brussels with Ukrainian President ​Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Zelenskiy, writing on Telegram, described his conversation with Macron as "very ​much to the point" ​and said Ukraine valued France for "helping as ‌much ⁠as possible to find responses to Russian escalation."

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


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1 posted on 10/17/2026 1:25:34 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Yyyeahhh....and after that maybe you can do......FRANCE!!!!


2 posted on 10/17/2026 1:27:36 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

Macron is on vacation and has no clue about the protests that are destroying France


3 posted on 10/17/2026 1:30:47 PM PDT by butlerweave (Fateh)
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To: MinorityRepublican
-— “...he [ Macron ] met ​in Brussels with Ukrainian President ​Volodymyr Zelenskiy.” This, after the Ukrainian president's visit to London. So long ago, and often, I worked in Brussels. There are some very fine restaurants there, so that Macron and Zelensky can enjoy fine food and drink while Paris and Kyiv are burning. It's nice to be “leaders” and have a chance to get away for respite.
4 posted on 10/17/2026 1:30:49 PM PDT by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: Texas Eagle

Reuters and Macron -do the opposite of what they want.


5 posted on 10/17/2026 1:31:28 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: Texas Eagle

Ukraine should be left to lower-level people.
Macron is fixin’ to have a full-blown insurrection is he isn’t careful.


6 posted on 10/17/2026 1:32:30 PM PDT by ComputerGuy
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To: ComputerGuy

The sh!t that’s going down in France isn’t full blown????? Dayamn.


7 posted on 10/17/2026 1:34:47 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

From Seinfeld-—”In Ukraine, we ALL had ponies.”


8 posted on 10/17/2026 1:42:25 PM PDT by Mark (DONATE ONCE every 3 months-is that a big deal?)
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To: MinorityRepublican

“ French ​President Emmanuel Macron said ‌on Thursday that it was crucial to give Ukraine all the means it needs ​to defend and protect ​its civilian population and its ⁠infrastructure, after he met ​in Brussels with Ukrainian President ​Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
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OK, FRANCE, feel free to begin selling your gold reserves and give the proceeds to Zielenski and his cronies. Your besieged populace will love you even more than they do now.


9 posted on 10/17/2026 1:42:42 PM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Then Macron needs to open up his man purse


10 posted on 10/17/2026 1:44:35 PM PDT by duckbutt (I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery - T. Jefferson)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Crucial to Macron - I agree.


11 posted on 10/17/2026 2:01:52 PM PDT by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: MinorityRepublican

Have at it, Manny. After all, considering the state of your country, your advice should be golden.🙄


12 posted on 10/17/2026 2:02:59 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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Macron? Who’s that?
Is it that stunted cokehead moron who’s pfu(king around while France burns?
France needs LePen…….the French patriot who globalophile Macron threw in jail.


13 posted on 10/17/2026 2:03:57 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: MinorityRepublican

The big shots in Ukraine DON”T BELEIVE THAT ! Half the money they have received went missing ! ! It went into the pockets of filthy criminals like Zelensky and the scoundrel politicians in America who got huge kickbacks.

Ukraine is not a country. It is a mob operation.


14 posted on 10/17/2026 2:04:19 PM PDT by Gnome1949
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To: MinorityRepublican

Well, this is the EU’s problem after all. They can make Ukraine just like France and the UK. Obviously they need the red/green alliance to fight for “democracy.”


15 posted on 10/17/2026 2:05:07 PM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Pony up macaroon. Or, do you have other things to worry about.


16 posted on 10/17/2026 2:11:28 PM PDT by rktman (Patriotism not 'hateriotism' !. Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. 🇺🇸)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Do not take military sdvice from France. Nor immigration advice. Nor civil governance advice.


17 posted on 10/17/2026 2:15:31 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: House Atreides

Absolutely. We have one French tool who loves coming on this website and telling us how WE should spend our grandchildren’s and great grandchildren’s money while their country burns under a hostile takeover.

I agree with you. They should do it. Send them all their arms. Send them all their money.

Do it. Do it now if it is that crucial.


18 posted on 10/17/2026 2:35:23 PM PDT by rlmorel (Gas prices are Temporary. Communism is Forever. Vote Republican.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

His wife needs to smack him again.


19 posted on 10/17/2026 2:38:03 PM PDT by NCcatdaddy
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To: MinorityRepublican

Macron should worry about defending his OWN population!


20 posted on 10/17/2026 2:39:42 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Charlie Kirk's assassination / murder was our Fort Sumter moment. But only one side is fighting.)
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