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Macron Ready to Send Troops to Ukraine if Russia Approaches Kyiv or Odesa (www.kyivpost.com)

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[–] blashork@hexbear.net -5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

lmao what are they going to do? press a bunch of poor africans into service for them and then leave them all dead in a ditch again?

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French officials also clarified that any potential forces sent would likely support operations such as de-mining rather than direct combat with Russian forces.

lol, lmao

[–] natecheese@kbin.melroy.org 4 points 8 months ago

Lmao got em, take that France!

[–] pedroapero@lemmy.ml 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Russia's «defense» budget is estimated to be around 60% higher than France's, though France's GDP is around 70% higher than Russia's.

I'm pretty sure that France has the largest defense industry in Europe also.