Emmanuel Macron does not want to rule out the use of ground troops in Ukraine. The West supports Ukraine with weapons, but ground units were never an option.
Russia's stance is hardening both at the political level and on the front in Ukraine, where there is a threat of new Russian attacks. France also supports considerations of using common debt to finance European defense spending in view of the Ukraine war. The meeting decided to form a coalition that would provide Ukraine with medium and long-range missiles and bombs.