It’s time for European countries to revisit French President Emmanuel Macron’s idea of deploying troops to Ukraine. The idea is becoming relevant as thousands of North Korean soldiers may soon join Russia to fight in Ukraine. This was announced by Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, in an interview with Politico, the latter reports.

“If information about Russia’s killing squads being equipped with North Korean ammunition and military personnel is confirmed, we have to get back to ‘boots on the ground’ and other ideas proposed by Macron,” Landsbergis said.

The French president floated the proposal in February only to be quickly shot down by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who vowed no European or NATO troops would be deployed to Ukraine, Politico noted.

“Regretfully, we are lagging again, being reactive, but I believe in our joint capacity to make all the necessary proactive steps to turn President Macron’s ideas into action,” Landsbergis added.

For now, Western leaders are treading carefully around reports of North Koreans headed to Ukraine, Politico noted.