French President Emmanuel Macron does not see himself in conflict with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, but he admits the two have different styles when it comes to supporting Ukraine.

“There has never been any trouble between the chancellor and myself. We have a lot in common in terms of objectives and the situation,” Macron told French newspaper Le Parisien.

Tensions have escalated recently between France and Germany’s leaders after Macron refused to rule out deploying troops to Ukraine, a step Scholz said neither Germany nor NATO would take.

The two European leaders and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk met  in Berlin on Friday for a summit of the so-called “Weimar Triangle.” It refers to a regional alliance of France, Germany and Poland created in 1991 in the German city of Weimar, intended to promote cooperation in cross-border and European issues.

“I wanted to come to Germany very quickly so that there would be no debate about alleged strategic divergences: they don’t exist,” Macron told Le Parisien.

Macron said that while he and Scholz agree on their support for Ukraine, their presentation might differ “because the strategic cultures of our countries are different.”

He said Germany’s was characterized by “great restraint, non-interference.”

Macron continued to insist that ground troops might be necessary. 

“Perhaps at some point, I don’t wish it, I won’t initiate it, it will be necessary to have operations on the ground, whatever they may be, to counter Russian forces. France’s strength is that we can do that,” he said.