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EU leaders reject Macron's suggestion that sending troops to Ukraine is possible

More than 20 European heads of state and government and other Western officials gathered at the Elysee Palace on 26 February, 2024. AP - Gonzalo Fuentes

French President Emmanuel Macron faced uneasy reactions from European allies and a warning from the Kremlin on Tuesday after he refused to rule out the dispatch of Western ground troops to Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion.

Macron said after a conference of European leaders on Monday that "everything that is necessary" must be done to ensure the defeat of Russia, including deploying troops.

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