NATO opposes Macron’s proposal to send troops to Ukraine
NATO member countries have expressed their opposition to the French president's proposal to send ground troops to Ukraine. |
Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday that the alliance has no plans to deploy military forces in Ukraine. “NATO allies are providing unprecedented support to Ukraine,” Stoltenberg told The Associated Press. We have been doing this since 2014 and have continued to support Ukraine after a full-scale Russian invasion. But there is no plan to send or deploy NATO combat forces in Ukraine”.
Meanwhile, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk also emphasized that his country will not send its army to Ukraine and asked Western countries to support Kiev by providing funds and weapons.
Pilar Alegría, the spokesperson of the Spanish government, also said in a press conference today that Spain is against the idea of sending military forces from any EU country to Ukraine, which was presented by French President Emmanuel Macron.
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Alegria noted: We need to focus on what is urgent, which is speeding up the delivery of [military] equipment to Kyiv.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius also said on Tuesday that his country will not send troops to Ukraine.
Pistorius replied: Yes, I do.
Meanwhile, British Prime Minister Rishi Sonak’s spokesman also announced that London has no plans to deploy “large-scale” military forces in Ukraine.
Earlier, Moscow warned that the possible deployment of NATO ground forces in Ukraine would mean a declaration of war.
The comments came after French President Emmanuel Macron revealed that members of the European Union and NATO could deploy troops to the war-torn country in the future, although he stressed that there was no consensus on the matter. It does not exist.
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