French President Emmanuel Macron met with top representatives of all parties at the Élysée Palace on Thursday. Macron called for “limitless support” for Ukraine at the meeting with party leaders.
The week before, Macron had offended many allies at an international Ukraine conference by openly stating that he would not rule out sending Western soldiers to Ukraine. A Ukraine debate and subsequent vote is planned in both chambers of parliament next week. Also in the background are the European elections in June, in which the right-wing populist party Rassemblement National (RN) is currently far ahead.