There is no “red lines”. In an interview with the BBC this Saturday, November 23, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, announced that Ukraine could fire long-range French missiles at Russia “in a logic of self-defense”. However, the government member did not specify whether French weapons had already been used. He also hasaffirmed “do not set or express red lines” regarding support for Ukraine in its war against Russia.
Concretely, Jean-Noël Barrot indicates that he is not ruling out “any option”, including sending French troops. “We will support Ukraine as intensely and as long as necessary. For what ? Because it is our security that is at stake. Every time the Russian army advances one square kilometer, the threat moves one square kilometer closer to Europe.”declared the minister to the British media. According to him, Western countries “will have to spend more” in aid to Ukraine in order to “face these new challenges”.
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These statements come in a tense context surrounding the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Recently, the United States authorized Ukraine to strike Russia with long-range American missiles. “Russia’s response will be appropriate and will be felt”assured Vladimir Putin after Uncle Sam's announcement. “We consider ourselves within our rights to use our weapons against the military installations of countries that authorize the use of their weapons against our installations”declared the head of state Thursday, November 21 during a speech on television and clarified that the war was taking a turn for the worse. “global character”. Vladimir Putin has announced that his new missile called “Oreshnik” was used to strike Ukraine.