France stayed out of a Britain-US coalition that carried out air strikes against Houthi rebels who have attacked shipping in the Red Sea as Paris feared an escalation, French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday, APA reports citing NDTV World.
"France has decided not to join a coalition that has carried out pre-emptive strikes against the Houthis on their soil. Why? Precisely because we have a position that seeks to avoid any escalation," Macron told reporters, emphasising that the subject was not "military" but "diplomatic".
Note that, the U.S. and Britain launched airstrikes against the Houthis for attacking ships in the Red Sea.
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