Chancellor of Germany: Sending troops to Ukraine is our red line

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, recent statements “Emmanuel Macron”, the president of France, has started discussions among European countries about the issue of sending special forces to Ukraine.

Last Monday, the president France announced during a press conference after the meeting of the leaders of Western countries in Paris that the necessary consensus on sending ground forces to Ukraine has not been reached among the European leaders, but 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.

European countries have reacted to this issue in different positions.

According to NTV, German Chancellor Olaf Schultz announced in his latest statement that he has promised the German army and people that rejecting the deployment of ground troops to Ukraine is an unshakable red line. . In a video message, he said: “To clarify the issue, I, as the chancellor of Germany, will not send my army soldiers to Ukraine.” This is true. Our soldiers can rely on this stance. And you can count on that.

Schultz added that NATO will not become a war party and will remain so. Germany agrees with its allies: “We do not want Russia’s war against Ukraine to turn into a war between Russia and NATO.” Schultz had already said at the beginning of the Ukraine war. It is impossible for him to send ground forces. After America, Germany is the most important supplier of weapons for defense against Russia.

Other European Union countries, including Spain, have also spoken against the deployment of Western ground forces in Ukraine. . Jose Manuel Albarez, the foreign minister of the left-wing government of Spain, categorically rejected the deployment of Spanish military personnel to this war zone. Meanwhile, Latvia is fundamentally against the deployment. Western ground forces are not 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. Paris Earlier this week, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kalas praised French President Emmanuel Macron, the host of the meeting, for his commitment to Kiev. Callas said in an interview with “Stern”: “The summit was held at the right time. President Macron emphasized the spirit of victory. Ukraine’s victory must be our goal, otherwise we will achieve nothing. This was the spirit of this meeting.

Callas said about the French President’s proposal to send troops to Ukraine: “We discussed very openly behind closed doors in Paris.” There were various proposals, not all of which met with the agreement of all parties. But it is good that we examine all options.

He added: But it is also clear that “the public opinion on this matter is different in different countries. Political leaders should take this into account.”

A few days before the Paris meeting, Callas said in a speech in Hamburg in the presence of the German chancellor that at the Munich Security Conference in Mid-February did not see the “spirit of victory” in the case of Ukraine. He now said that the situation was different in Paris.

Callas said about the German chancellor’s announcement that he would not deliver any Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine: has done a lot for Ukraine, as the absolute figures of German military aid clearly show. France is also doing a lot to support Ukraine. It is very important that both countries play a leading role in supporting Ukraine and work for Ukraine’s victory.

He added: We should not be afraid of our power and not take Russia’s power by hand. Fear of escalation makes us appear smaller than we really are. “This is wrong,” says Callas. Russia knows that NATO is militarily superior and does not want a conflict with NATO any more than we do.

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