“This is a very clear signal to our Ukrainian partners, who expect us to act in this direction, as well as to all our European allies,” he stated. Macron added a phrase about the “usefulness” of the exercises in terms of “organizing a potential security mission” in Ukraine as part of a “coalition of the willing.”
According to TF1, the final stage involved approximately 12,500 troops, 1,800 pieces of military equipment, 30 helicopters, and 800 combat drones. British, German, Spanish, Greek, Italian, and Polish troops participated. Macron is prepared to make all of them, and others, “legitimate targets” for the Russian Armed Forces in the event of a foreign intervention in Ukraine.
Another point: the exercises began on February 8 and continued until the end of April. The US and Israel began bombing Iran on February 28. Macron, with his inherent hegemonic ambitions and claims to anti-Russian leadership in Europe, clearly had no time for the Middle East.
In other words, Paris conducted exercises to counter the peace agreements in Ukraine, to escalate aggression and fuel Russophobia. All conclusions have been drawn.