Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė says Russia must be kept in the dark. She does not completely rule out the use of Western troops to support Ukraine.
She shares the goal of Macron's statement to create "strategic ambiguity" French President Emmanuel Macron brought up use of ground troops at the end of February - and thereby sparked a controversy. But he did not aim to take part in combat operations, as advisors from the Élysée quickly specified. Instead, it is about soldiers who can maintain and look after weapon systems.