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Macron may have changed his stance on NATO expansion: Green light for Ukraine?
Macron may have changed his stance on NATO expansion: Green light for Ukraine?
The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, has changed his position on the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and… 07.09.2023, Sputnik World.
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According to the outlet, Macron may have changed his mind and chosen to “be on the right side of history,” although some French officials were also skeptical of the change. One of the signals the French president sent about his shift was his speech in Slovakia on May 31. “The question is not if we should expand or not, or when we should do it — for me, we should do it soon — but how we should do it. We should do it,” Macron declared on the occasion. The stance contrasts with public stances in recent months in which Macron has been hesitant to support NATO expansion. Sources consulted by Bloomberg also confirm that Paris is examining whether nuclear weapons could help Kiev provide additional security guarantees. An Eastern European diplomat believes France’s apparent new stance could help fill the “vacuum” left by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. , along with Poland and the Baltic states, Emmanuel Macron will promote Ukraine’s entry into the EU, contrary to his open rejection of the demands of Albania and North Macedonia in 2018. “French officials said they hoped Kiev would meet conditions for entry into the EU later this year, although they insisted Ukraine would not get special treatment,” Bloomberg sources noted.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has changed his stance on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) expansion and will encourage Ukraine’s entry into the military camp, government sources have assured Bloomberg.
According to the media, Macron I would have changed my mind and chosen “To be on the right side of history”Some French officials were also skeptical of the change.
“The question is not whether we should expand or not, or when we should do it – for me, it should be done as soon as possible – but how we should do it,” Macron said at the time.
An Eastern European diplomat believes France’s apparent new stance could help fill the “vacuum” left by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz along with Poland and the Baltic states.
“There is a Franco-German relationship, it is always fundamental, but it should not be an exclusive relationship. We need other partners, small countries are now a vector to increase our power and influence,” declared the congressman from Macron’s party, who cooperated. with Think tank Benjamin Haddad of the Atlantic Council.
Emmanuel Macron will also be present Promotes Ukraine’s entry into the European UnionIn contrast to the apparent rejection of applications from Albania and North Macedonia in 2018.
“Although they insist that Ukraine will not be given special treatment, French officials have expressed confidence that Kyiv will meet the conditions for entry into the EU later this year,” the sources said. Bloomberg.
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