France does not recognize any red line in helping Ukraine.
According to Rashatoudi, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that he does not recognize any restrictions or “red lines” on the part of Russia regarding Paris’s support for Ukraine; Statements that provoked criticism from Moscow and opponents of Macron’s government.
Macron hosted opposition leaders at the Elysee Palace on Thursday to discuss France’s support for Ukraine, but no agreement was reached after more than three hours of talks.
After this meeting with domestic leaders, the president emphasized that he does not follow “any limits” to help Kyiv and does not consider this action to be an increase in tensions, but a “proportionate response” from Paris to Moscow’s actions.
In the latest developments of the war in Ukraine, the English newspaper Financial Times reported on Thursday, quoting knowledgeable sources, that Sweden may become the logistics center of the alliance in the event of a military conflict between NATO and Russia. Sweden does not have a direct border with Russia and is likely to play a different role for NATO’s military planners than front-line countries.
Yesterday, the White House announced that Sweden will officially become the 32nd member of NATO. It is stated in this statement: Sweden officially becomes a member of NATO today. It is a powerful democratic state with a powerful army.
The White House claimed that Sweden’s joining the pact would make NATO more secure.
Earlier, the Swedish government had announced that the country’s prime minister and foreign minister would visit America. According to Swedish media reports, this visit of the mentioned officials is in line with Sweden joining NATO.
It should be noted that Helsinki and Stockholm simultaneously announced their candidacy to join NATO in 2022 in response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Hungarian president signed a bill approving Sweden’s accession to the NATO military alliance, removing the last obstacle on Sweden’s path to NATO membership.
After the start of the war in Ukraine, Finland, and Sweden submitted requests to join NATO in May 2022 for security reasons. Finland became the 31st member of NATO on April 4, 2023. As for Sweden’s request, Hungary has just agreed to this request.