The head of the Government of Germany, Olaf Scholz, rejected the idea of sending troops from European or NATO countries to Ukraineraised yesterday by the French president, Emmanuel Macronas something that should not be discarded.
This idea was launched by the President of France this Monday within the framework of a series of measures to strengthen support of Western powers for Ukraine. Between them, did not rule out sending allied troops to the country to defeat Russia.
Germany refused to send soldiers from European countries or NATO to Ukraine
“What was agreed between us at the beginning also applies to the future, that is, there will be no soldiers on Ukrainian soil sent there by European countries or NATO countries“Scholz told reporters in Freiburg.
“It is important that we always make sure of this,” added the head of the german government, who stated that there was “very great unanimity on this issue” among Ukraine’s allied countries.
The German Chancellor’s response comes after the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Ficosaid that some countries were analyzing reaching bilateral security agreements with Ukraine to send troops to fight against the invading Russian forces.
Although, Fico said that his Government does not plan to carry out the sending of Slovak soldiersdid not provide details on which countries might be considering the deal.
Emmanuel Macron’s plan that Germany discarded
In France, Macron received Fico and leaders from 20 countries to discuss how to increase aid to Ukraine. In this context, the president assured that sending troops to the country could not be “ruled out.”
The truth is that the French president’s statements came after indicating that Moscow’s positions on the Ukrainian front and internally were “strengthening“. In that sense, he maintained that “nothing should be ruled out” and that they will do what is necessary to guarantee that the country of which Vladimir Putin is president “don’t win this war“.
In any case, he also stated that not yet There is no consensus on sending Western troops to Ukraine. However, Macron’s statements made the Kremlin react, from where they assured that the West “it’s not convenient for him“send troops to Ukraine.
According to his spokesperson, Dmitri Peskov, “it is not in the interest of those countries at all, and they must be aware of it.” Furthermore, he added that this possibility supposes “a very important new element” within the conflict.
Source: Ambito
