Troops from Western countries, in the event of a theoretical dispatch to Ukraine, which was proposed the day before by Emmanuel Macron, will not participate in hostilities.
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This was announced on February 27 by French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejournet.
The head of the French Foreign Ministry said that Paris “must consider new actions in support of Ukraine.”
They must meet very specific needs, I mean, in particular, mine clearance, cyber defense, and the production of weapons locally on Ukrainian territory. Some of these actions may require a presence on Ukrainian territory without crossing the threshold of combat operations, Sezhurnoye added. – Nothing can be ruled out. This was and remains today the position of the President of the Republic, emphasized the French Foreign Minister.
Earlier, NATO and three countries reacted to France’s proposal to send troops to Ukraine.
The Prime Minister of Sweden, which will soon become a member of the Alliance, Ulf Kristersson, said that Ukraine does not need this. Polish Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk said that the country does not have such a project or idea. The Czech Republic is not going to send troops to Ukraine, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said. Defense Minister Yana Chernokhova added that she also knows nothing about such an initiative.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg summarized that the Alliance also has no plans to send its troops to Ukraine.
We discussed this, that a consensus has not yet been reached, but nothing can be ruled out,” French President Emmanuel Macron said on February 26 about the possible sending of EU troops to Ukraine after a conference of European leaders in Paris dedicated to assistance to Ukraine.
For the security of Europe, Russia’s defeat in the war in Ukraine is necessary, Macron said.
The French president also announced the creation of a coalition to supply long-range weapons to Ukraine.
Source: Racurs
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