Macron hat kein Mandat, europäische Truppen in die Ukraine zu schicken, sagt Meloni
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/27/giorgia-meloni-european-troops-ukraine-emmanuel-macron/
Macron hat kein Mandat, europäische Truppen in die Ukraine zu schicken, sagt Meloni
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/27/giorgia-meloni-european-troops-ukraine-emmanuel-macron/
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***The Telegraph reports:***
[Giorgia Meloni](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/03/meloni-is-the-only-european-who-understands-trump/) has clashed with Emmanuel Macron over an Anglo-French plan to [deploy European troops to Ukraine](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/27/north-korea-sends-more-troops-to-russia-ukraine/) as part of a post-war deal, the Telegraph can reveal.
Their row broke out during an [emergency video call between European Union leaders](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/02/24/sketch-ukraine-prince-andrew-mar-a-lago-trump-starmer/) on Wednesday to discuss the French president’s recent talks with Donald Trump.
Mr Macron told his EU counterparts that he had raised the possibility of the bloc’s member states deploying troops as part of a European reassurance force to deter Russia from future attacks on Ukraine, according to diplomatic sources.
At this point, [Ms Meloni, Italy’s prime minister](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/giorgia-meloni/), “interjected”, accusing the French leader of speaking on her behalf without a “mandate”, a source said.
The French president was said to have hit back, insisting he “certainly had not” spoken out of turn and said any troop deployments would be a “national decision”.
Their dispute highlights the splits between European nations as they scramble to find a common response to [Mr Trump’s shock announcement](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/22/donald-trump-us-deal-ukraine-mineral-wealth-payback-support/) that he’d opened peace talks with Vladimir Putin.
**Read more:** [**https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/27/giorgia-meloni-european-troops-ukraine-emmanuel-macron/**](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/27/giorgia-meloni-european-troops-ukraine-emmanuel-macron/)
Well, considering that there is no such thing as „european troops“ Im not surprised really. He absolutely can send french troops though.
Meloni Or Mussolini, not sure
Given that French troops are european troops, sure he has mandate to send those. And of course he has no mandate to send anyone else’s forces, nor do I think anyone has ever implied as much. Is she just virtue signaling to her electoral base with this? The statement makes little sense in any other context, except as an empty dig at european unity.
Meloni as remote controlled agent of Putin…
what do the french think about this? why should they be sent off to die in a foreign war?
„At this point, [Ms Meloni, Italy’s prime minister](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/giorgia-meloni/), “interjected”, accusing the French leader of speaking on her behalf without a “mandate”, a source said.
The French president was said to have hit back, insisting he “certainly had not” spoken out of turn and said any troop deployments would be a “national decision”.“
Such stupid misunderstandings happen on ANY business meeting, it’s usually solved that the Meloni character tells: „Sorry, then I misunderstood.“
But even if it happened beetween country leaders, it’s nothing else than a banal misunderstanding. I don’t know why it’s worth writing an article about it which might mislead readers.
Meloni knows the EU has no army. But she also knows her voters don’t.
*Googling „when is Italy’s next election*“
maybe she should focus on italy.
Plz correct me if im wrong.
Macron spoke about european troops in Ukraine to maintain peace (once war is over)
UK, Belgium and Sweden may be in (and France ofc).
Who dont understand its a decision each country will have to make ?
There are no „EU forces“ but only EU members forces.
I see this as entirely valid and legitimate discourse, although I do want to see Ukraine protected. Meloni has been ok about Ukraine so far, certainly I disagree with her on a lot but she’s no Orban and so she deserves to be at least heard out.
Since Russia will never agree to a peace deal that includes NATO or NATO aligned troops in Ukraine this is all just posturing and hot air.
Just remember whenever you hear people talking about the EU braving it alone against Russia, this is the unity you get.
It’s a dysfunctional mess at the best of times, and other times it might as well be a traveling circus.
Meloni has no mandate to speak to Macron.
but do we really listen to a president of a failed state?
This article was written, and she made that statement to provoke discussion, keeping in mind that there are no European troops per se. However, considering what the Minister of Foreign Affairs told her about having to side with the E.U. if she doesn’t want to isolate Italy and stand alone, and given that her whole gimmick is now to be „the bridge“ between the U.S. and the E.U., while she isn’t having even the slightest success at it, plus looking at how the government is doing in Italy and living here myself, I’d rather vote for a leader like Macron any day instead of her.
She wants to please her American boss, and her American boss wants to please his Russian boss.
Macron can send French troops without any kind of input from Meloni. France is a sovereign state.