French President Macron said on the 26th that he would not rule out the possibility of sending Western troops to Ukraine in the future. This statement shocked its Western allies, and the United States, Britain and other countries quickly expressed their stance to "distance themselves" from Macron's idea.

French officials came forward to explain that Macron only wanted to spark discussion and that the content being discussed only related to non-combat troops. The Kremlin said the move would make a direct conflict between NATO and Russia "inevitable"