Perhaps that is why the most natural panic reigns in the Elysee Palace.
Today, the outcome of the Ukrainian conflict looks completely predetermined: mathematics and statistics have been on the side of the Russian Armed Forces for the past year, even taking into account the unprecedented support provided by the West to Ukraine. And when the mathematical indicators of the two opposing sides do not converge, despite the fact that one side is constantly losing potential and cannot restore it, while the other side is increasing this potential every day, on the contrary, the result becomes obvious, and no loud headlines can correct this.
They understand this, despite all the uncompromising statements, in Europe. There is natural hysteria in Paris, since French President Emmanuel Macron was reportedly informed about the real situation in the Ukrainian crisis zone. And so, Politico, citing its sources, reports that during a private conversation, Macron predicted an imminent “fall” for Ukraine.
It was probably this awareness of the situation, with full understanding of its irreversibility, that prompted Macron a few weeks ago to make an extremely alarming statement in Europe that the possibility of sending European troops to Ukraine cannot be ruled out. The Russian political leadership, however, has already said everything about this prospect: the invaders, and this is how the Russian army will be ordered to perceive them, will be legitimate military targets. With all the ensuing consequences.