French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview published Saturday evening that Western ground operations in Ukraine might be necessary “at some point”, days after meeting with German and Polish leaders.

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    I mean russia ruled out attacking Ukraine and we saw how that went. So why would Macron rule out anything.

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    Can a NATO country put boots on the ground without triggering article 5? Even back line support would be extremely helpful. I mean, if putin pushes the nuke button there won’t be a Russia anymore.

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      Article 5 is only triggered when a NATO country is attacked in their territory, so no.

      The problem is that Russia might interpret it as NATO officially entering the conflict and react accordingly.

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      I agree, Putin is indeed the kind of man who would retreat, but not before killing all the civilians and burning all the food and houses, taking advantage of the French’s inablity to supply their own frontline. However, I’m not sure if that tactic is still effective in this day and age. It’s mostly effective for getting you to The Hague faster.

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      Someone should remind you that Poles parked in Moscow for a year. Also, read the title - in Ukraine.