Updated On: 27 February, 2024 09:39 PM IST | Editor
French President Emmanuel Macron said that sending Western troops on the ground in Ukraine is not `ruled out` in the future after the issue was debated at a gathering of European leaders. Pics/AFP. Text/AP

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Russia`s full-scale invasion on Ukraine grinds into a third year
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There`s no consensus today to send in an official, endorsed manner troops on the ground. But in terms of dynamics, nothing can be ruled out, Macron said in a news conference

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The meeting included German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Polish President Andrzej Duda as well as leaders from the Baltic nations
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Macron declined to provide details about which nations were considering sending troops

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The French President said that he prefers to maintain some `strategic ambiguity`
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Macron earlier called on European leaders to ensure the continent`s `collective security` by providing unwavering support to Ukraine

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Macron cited the need to to solidify security to head off any Russian attacks on additional countries in the future
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