"No limits" - French President Emmanuel Macron has been busy rallying support for Ukraine in France

At the Ukraine Summit, organised by Macron in Paris on Feb. 27, he raised the bar by delivering the message about sending troops to Ukraine, that “nothing should be ruled out,” and that “We will do anything we can to prevent Russia from winning this war.”.

Macron's message has multiple recipients. To Putin that we will not allow Ukraine to lose, and that it is therefore futile to continue the war. To Washington, acknowledging the political infighting and underhand games in the US political landscape and the fractured electorate.  “Should we give over our future to the American electorate?” he asked. “My answer is no. Let’s not wait for the outcome.”. He is acknowledging that the US is at risk of self-destruction as a leader of the free world, and to this end, he is positioning France as a leader of countries willing to defend the western values.

The message is also aimed at European capitals and for the French. He is helping to bring about the realisation of what awaits if we fail to support Ukraine in defeating the deadliest autocratic threat since the second world war.

The European reactions have been mixed, with criticism of making a statement that did not have full backing amongst allies. But leadership is also about stepping ahead and showing the way, raising the bar.  It may be words and debate at this stage - Europe is still not fully wanting to acknowledge the threat it is facing - but Macron's message is being heard.

In the last few days he has continued to rally support internally in France to justify his position.

On Wednesday evening Emmanuel Macron received his predecessors François Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy to discuss the subject one-on-one with them.

He then held a meeting with the leaders of the French parliamentary parties on the morning of 7 March, and briefed them on the frontline situation in Ukraine and his vision of French support for Kyiv. Showing maps, he explained the situation at the front
and suggested scenarios such as a need for sending troops in the event of a Russian breakthrough to Kyiv or Odesa, according to L'Independant.

He explained that he had no intention of setting "any limits" on French support for Ukraine. “We cannot afford to set limits for ourselves in the face of an enemy who sets no limits ,” he declared.
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