Emmanuel Macron defends “strategic ambiguity” against Russia which has “no limits”

“Russia, as a strategic power, no longer gives us any visibility”affirmed the President of the Republic in an interview given to Provence and to La Tribune Sunday . “At the beginning, it had a stated strategic objective: it claimed to save Ukrainian provinces (oblasts) which had declared their autonomy”also explains Emmanuel Macron.

But today, “it has decided to resolutely become a destabilizing power which gives no strategic limit to its action”. And faced with this observation, and faced with such an adversary, “what weakness to draw a priori limits, what weakness!”said the head of state in response to those who criticize him for having mentioned the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine. “We cannot afford to set limits for ourselves in the face of an enemy who sets no limits for himself,” he had already defended at the beginning of March. “On the contrary, we must remove all visibility from it, because that is what creates the capacity to deter”he added this time in the weekly.

“Strategic ambiguity means not giving too many details”

Emmanuel Macron was questioned about the position of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz who said he was resolutely opposed to sending Western troops to Ukraine, while the French president again mentioned this option this week in the British weekly The Economist .

“Strategic ambiguity means not giving too many details”dodged Emmanuel Macron before justifying his position: “Russian excitement shows that we are right not to close any doors. Otherwise, it means that we agree to renounce an international order based on law and therefore peace and security..