Spain categorically refused to send troops to Ukraine

– International news – Tasnim news agency, recently, French President Emmanuel Macron’s statements about the issue of sending special forces to Ukraine have sparked discussions among European countries.

Last Monday, during a press conference after the meeting of the leaders of the Western countries in Paris, the President of France announced that the necessary consensus on sending ground forces to Ukraine has not been reached among the European leaders, but we will do everything possible. We will do whatever is necessary so that Russia does not win. He promised that the possibility of sending troops in the future is not ruled out.

After Germany and other European Union countries, Spain has also spoken against the deployment of Western ground forces in Ukraine. Jose Manuel Albarez, the foreign minister of the left-wing government, categorically denied sending Spanish military personnel to the war zone. “No Spanish forces will be present in Ukraine, of course not, because we want peace, which is exactly what the Ukrainian government wants,” Albarez said in the Madrid parliament.

Before Albarez, Pilar Alegria The spokesperson of the Spanish government also rejected the proposal of French President Emmanuel Macron for the possible deployment of ground forces from NATO countries to Ukraine. Alegria told reporters: We do not agree with this issue. He said that the “most urgent task” at the moment is “accelerating the delivery of military equipment” to Ukraine.

Meanwhile, Latvia is not fundamentally opposed to the deployment of Western ground forces in Ukraine. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defense of this European Union and NATO member told the German news agency in Riga: Latvia continues to consider various options to strengthen support for Ukraine. If there is an agreement among NATO allies to send troops to Ukraine, Latvia will consider participating.” .

Vatican Prime Minister Cardinal Pietro Parolin said the move was frightening and appalling because it “leads to an escalation that we have tried to avoid from the beginning.” Parolin said: This action of French President Emmanuel Macron is because there is no solution to the war in Ukraine. He called for dialogue between Russia and Ukraine. He added: “I believe that if you talk, you will find a solution.” What is also important is the will to implement this solution. German Chancellor Olaf Schultz said yesterday that neither NATO countries nor European Union countries will send their ground forces to Ukraine. /p>

Also, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg rejected the possibility of sending military forces to Ukraine by the countries of this alliance. The Secretary General of NATO said that the alliance has no plans to send military forces to Ukraine. “Dmitry Peskov”, the spokesman of the Russian presidency, has also announced that if Western forces are sent to Ukraine, there will be a direct conflict between NATO and Russia. Not an inevitable possibility.

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