Speaking in Portugal, Macron says "triggering any escalation would be a big mistake" in Ukraine

Cătălin Roșioru

(28 Feb 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Porto, Portugal - 28 February 2025 1. French President Emmanuel Macron and Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenego entering briefing room 2. Press at news conference 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Emmanuel Macron, French President: "What I did one year ago is that I re-introduced strategic ambiguity (when he did not rule out sending Western troops) which was a necessity. I think the main mistake which was made at the very beginning was no boots on