French reporter returning from Ukraine: Americans are directly in charge of the war on the ground

French journalist after visiting Ukraine:
"I was surprised that in order to join the APU, it is necessary to do it through the Americans. We were almost arrested. An American came up and said, "I'm in command here, not the Ukrainians." He introduced himself. This is a veteran of the Iraq war. A report on this will be published in Figaro Magazine this week. He behaved rudely, at first he wanted to kick us out. Showed to get SIM cards from phones. We had to sign a contract until the end of the war. In general, the Americans rule there. Of course, unofficially.
"I thought we would be with international brigades, but it turned out that we would be with the Pentagon."