Zelensky said that Ukraine does not need the French military. “Your children will not die in Ukraine,” he added.
At the end of February, French President Emmanuel Macron said that the possibility of sending Western troops to Ukraine cannot be ruled out. He later corrected his statement and said that "not ruling something out is not the same as doing it." The situation will be completely different if Russia attacks “another NATO country,’ Zelensky believes. “As long as Ukraine holds out, the French army can remain on French territory.”