France to send troops to protect Saudi Arabia on Red Sea oil route, Macron says

​France will ​send troops ‌and defence systems ​to Saudi Arabia to ‌help protect the Red Sea port city of Yanbu which is key ‌for energy transport, French President ‌Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday.

"This is the agreement we have ⁠finalised ​with ⁠the Saudis: we are going to send ⁠military resources, that is to ​say, soldiers, radar systems and defence ⁠systems, to protect this site - ⁠not ​to get us involved in any conflicts, but to ⁠protect this site," Macron said in ⁠an ⁠interview with TF1 and France 2 TV.