The French army will enter into direct conflict with Russia in case of collapse of the defence of the Ukrainian armed forces, reported LCI TV channel citing a source in military circles.
According to the channel, several scenarios for the invasion of French troops into Ukraine are being developed. The most radical plan involves the deployment of servicemen of the NATO country in the fortifications and trenches of the AFU on the front line.
“These scenarios can only be considered if the Ukrainian front collapses. <…> This is World War III,” LCI noted on air.
The most likely scenarios for the participation of the French contingent are, for example, the construction of military plants for Kiev, or the deployment of soldiers near Odessa to cover the main port of Ukraine, including from the air.
Earlier, French President Emmanuel Macron said during a private conversation at the Elysee Palace that Ukraine might be defeated in the near future.