Moscow Says France Priming Troops for Ukraine; Paris Slams ‘Disinformation’

Macron government will be swept from power if Russian claims are substantiated, French opposition figure asserts.

French President Emmanuel Macron (R) welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Élysée Palace in Paris on May 14, 2023. Michel Euler/AP Photo

Claims by Moscow that France is planning to send 2,000 troops to Ukraine are another example of Russian propaganda, according to the French Defense Ministry.

“The maneuver ... once again illustrates Russia’s systematic use of disinformation,” the ministry said in a March 19 statement.