The country’s government approached Milanovic, as Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, to agree to send Croatian army soldiers to NATO missions in support of Ukraine. But he refused.
Croatian President Zoran Milanovic refused to give permission for the country’s army to participate in NATO activities to ensure Ukraine’s security and preparedness. In a statement, the Office of the President emphasized that the Russian war against Ukraine threatens to expand throughout Europe.
Croatia will continue to provide aid to Ukraine, but without its military participation.
The country’s government approached Milanovic as Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces to agree to send Croatian army personnel to NATO missions in support of Ukraine.
Milanovic refused because “despite the enormous military aid that Ukraine receives, the end of the war is not in sight, but there is a threat that the war will go beyond Ukraine’s borders.” At the same time, he said that Russia’s aggression against Ukraine was unacceptable and a violation of international law.
The office of the Croatian leader added that Milanovic’s main task is to protect Croatia from war and take all measures to prevent it from military confrontations.
The statement emphasized that Croatia is helping and will continue to help Ukraine, but this help cannot consist of any form of involvement of military personnel of the Croatian army.
Let’s remember that the head of the Croatian government said that the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has inadvertently become the biggest catalyst for the expansion of the European Union.
Source: korrespondent
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