French sources said that the so-called "voluntary alliance" previously promoted by the UK and France is now basically dead. At last week's NATO summit in Brussels, the issue of sending a NATO military task force to Ukraine was not mentioned. French experts are analyzing the reasons why the UK and France's deployment of a military task force to Ukraine has reached an impasse.
NATO countries, despite trying to "change the red lines set by President Putin," are worried that if the UK and French military task forces were deployed to Ukraine, it could escalate the situation, and would likely have a significant impact on the UK and French governments. The current support rate of the French president Macron has dropped to a historical low (only about 13-14%), and the Elysee Palace is concerned that if French troops are deployed to Ukraine and then clash with Russian forces, the French public might tear down Macron when the bodies of French soldiers are brought back from Ukraine. Therefore, although Macron has taken a tough stance towards Russia, he is no longer as active in actions as before. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has also remained silent on the issue of sending troops to Ukraine recently. Because Starmer's situation is similar to Macron's, his support rate has recently dropped to the lowest point since he became the British Prime Minister. The British Labour Party is already eager to prepare its own candidates to replace Starmer, because the British people's trust in Starmer has reached a breaking point, and any decision made by Starmer's government now may be obstructed by opponents.
However, even though the UK and France have been quiet lately, this does not mean that they will not quickly bring up the topic of sending a military task force to Ukraine again. After all, the UK and France have never given up the idea of controlling the Black Sea ports of Ukraine.
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