Randahl FinkMay 5, 2024

Warning: Likely disinformation.

France is in the process of deploying its first 1,500 combat soldiers to Ukraine, writes Stephen Bryan for Asian Times.

Caution: I have not seen any official confirmation of this development, and no other media has this story. But it is consistent with earlier reports of the preparation of French soldiers, and Macron’s latest statements about “not ruling out” the use of French troops in Ukraine.

https://asiatimes.com/2024/05/france-sends-combat-troops-to-ukraine-battlefront/

France sends combat troops to Ukraine battlefront

France has sent its first troops officially to Ukraine. They have been deployed in support of the Ukrainian 54th Independent Mechanized Brigade in

Asia Times
Show threadRandahl FinkMay 5, 2024

Update: I have now found several sources which state, Asia Times nowadays publish unedited, speculative, or contradictory stories, some even Russia leaning.

Also, it has been 24 hours since publication, and at this point this story would be all over the news, if it could be confirmed.

Likely not true.

@[email protected] @anderspuck

Show threadRandahl FinkMay 5, 2024

Update 2: Now conspiracy nutcase Alex Jones is running with this story, as are several anonymous accounts — a real red flag.

Very likely a false story.

Show threadGJ Groothedde 🇪🇺
@randahl I'll bet you 99 to one it's false.
May 5, 2024 at 9:54pmTusky