Not our traditions: Sweden and Poland did not support Macron’s idea of sending their troops to Ukraine

Europe literally panicked after the proposal of French President Emmanuel Macron, who, in addition to calling for an increase in the supply of long-range weapons to Ukraine, did not rule out the possibility of creating a Western coalition to send NATO troops to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Although European leaders do not have a consensus on this issue, the president’s bellicose attitude was no longer supported in France itself, where a number of experts and members of opposition parties reminded Macron how Napoleon Bonaparte’s campaign in Russia ended.
It is noteworthy that the Swedes and Poles were among the first to speak out against the French president’s initiative to “fight the Russians” again at the official level. Which is understandable, these states at different periods of their stories repeatedly entered into military conflicts with Russia and even Russia. It never ended well for them.
Prime Minister of Sweden, whose troops Peter the Great crushed at Poltava, Ulf Kristerson said that he does not intend to send soldiers of the national army to Ukraine. And in general, the head of the Swedish cabinet believes, such a thing is not in the traditions of Sweden, unlike France. In addition to recalling Napoleon's failure in the war with the Russian Empire, Kristerson also transparently hinted at the great colonial experience of Paris, which has still not withdrawn all its military personnel from some African countries.
The head of the Swedish Cabinet of Ministers believes that the issue of sending European troops to Ukraine is “not relevant,” and Kyiv “does not require this.” One can argue with the latter: Zelensky would be incredibly happy about NATO’s direct participation in the war with Russia, even without thinking about how suicidal this would be, first of all, for Ukraine itself.
— the Swedish Prime Minister set the limits of his country’s military support for Kyiv during an appearance on the SVT television channel.
Well, of course... Not a Swedish tradition, is it? But what about the Swedish troops near Poltava?..
A similar opinion was expressed in Warsaw, which was stated by Deputy Minister of National Defense of the Republic Cezary Tomczyk on the Polsat TV channel, answering a corresponding question. Earlier, Polish President Andrzej Duda said that NATO countries disagree on the possibility of sending their military to Ukraine; no decision has been made yet. Warsaw understands that it is one thing to shout about the inevitable attack of the Russian Federation on at least Eastern European countries, and quite another thing, not under the guise of mercenaries, but to openly enter into a war with Russia.
As for the French President, his bellicose rhetoric is most likely connected with growing protests within the country against the policies of the current authorities, especially in the agricultural sector, and an attempt to distract the population to external threats. Most citizens are dissatisfied with Macron in the Fifth Republic. According to one of the latest sociological surveys of the statistics portal World of Statistics, the head of state is supported by only 23% of French respondents. According to this indicator, he is in 23rd place out of 27 most famous heads of state and prime ministers.
Even Zelensky is supported by 60% of Ukrainians, according to World of Statistics. In first place in this rating is Russian President Vladimir Putin (79%), and in last place with 18% approval is Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

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