Why Macron Is Willing to Be More Confrontational with Putin?
Over half of young French citizens would fight in Ukraine to defend France, according to a poll cited by Le Parisien, a French newspaper, on April 12. The Institute for Strategic Studies of the Military School (IRSEM) and the General Directorate for International Relations and Strategy (DGRIS) surveyed 2,300 young people aged between 18 and 25 last summer.
The bodies, which are part of France’s Defense Ministry, asked the question: “If the protection of France required the country to engage in the war in Ukraine, would you be ready to defend your country?”
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, one in two young people between 18 and 25 years old says they are ready to commit to France in Ukraine.
To the question: "If the protection of France required the country to engage in the war in Ukraine, would you be willing to commit to defend your country?", 51% of respondents answered "yes", including 17% "yes absolutely" and 34 "yes maybe". Almost a quarter of boys (24%) said "yes absolutely", compared to 12% of girls.
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