At a meeting with a range of political parties, the President of France floated a scenario that could potentially lead to French troops deployed in Ukraine.

French President Emmanuel Macron met with parliamentary parties on Thursday. During the meeting Macron said he was open to the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine, as announced by, according to French newspaper L’Independant.

Fabien Roussel, a representative of the French Communist Party, said after the meeting that “Macron referenced a scenario that could lead to intervention [of French troops]: the advancement of the front towards Odesa or Kyiv.”

He noted that the French President showed parliamentarians maps of the possible directions of strikes by Russian troops in Ukraine.

Following the meeting, Jordan Bardella of the far-right National Rally party noted that “there are no restrictions and no red lines” in Macron’s approach.

      • Buddahriffic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        9 months ago

        Also his left hand only has 3 fingers. Either that or the pinky has a similar texture to the ground. Hard to tell based on the lighting.

        • rustydomino@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          9 months ago

          that’s because harvesting croissants uses really dangerous sharp tools to cut them off the stems and workers lose digits all the time. It’s why the French have great single payer healthcare.

          • Buddahriffic@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            9 months ago

            Of course, I should have thought about what would happen if you try to tear a fresh croissant from the stem without cutting it.

    • WindyRebel@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Maybe, but if you look at the man’s left hand then is he Jesus? What is that? A weird watch or a stake?