Mr Macron’s Romanian leg included a visit to the 500 French troops stationed at the Mihail Kogalniceanu air base, about 100km (60 miles) from the border with Ukraine, as part of a nato operation. In making the visit, Mr Macron’s message was clear: France is contributing energetically to collective European deterrence in the face of Russian aggression, and to the defence of the alliance’s eastern flank. French troops are also participating in a NATO operation in Estonia. Do you think that NATO is serious about supporting Ukraine to win the war ?

