Opinions vary – Duda confirmed the lack of consensus on the introduction of NATO troops into Ukraine

Duda commented on Macron's statement on sending NATO troops to Ukraine/Collage 24 Channel

French President Emmanuel Macron said that he does not exclude the possibility of sending NATO troops to Ukraine, but there is no consensus on this matter between the partners. This was confirmed by Polish President Andrzej Duda.

He said this after an informal summit on supporting Ukraine, which was held in Paris. Duda noted that there is no agreement between the partners on this issue.

Partners do not agree to send troops into Ukraine

Duda noted that Ukraine’s allies do not agree on the issue of sending NATO troops into Ukraine. The President of Poland said that there were heated discussions around this issue, but no consensus could be reached.

Opinions here vary, but there are no such solutions, – said Duda.

At the same time, the President of Poland hopes that in the near future Ukraine’s partners will be able to jointly prepare “significant supplies of ammunition to Ukraine.” Duda noted that this is now a very important issue and exactly “what our country really needs.”

Macron allows sending NATO troops to Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron, speaking with reporters on February 26, said that he did not exclude the possibility of sending NATO troops to Ukraine. Now the allies have not yet agreed on this issue. At the same time, Macron emphasized the importance of Ukraine's victory for European security and stability.

I will not remove the ambiguity of today's debate by naming names. I'm saying that this question was raised as one of the options. Many of those who now say “never” previously opposed the provision of tanks, planes, and missiles to Ukraine. We must admit that we often lagged behind events by six months or a year,” said Macron. Ukraine. At the same time, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte assured that the issue of sending ground troops was not on the agenda during the meeting of Ukraine’s partners.

By the way, Adviser to the President of France recently stated that “no one in the West is interested in escalating the war, but all methods that are possible to support Ukraine today should be studied.” In addition, the media and reports from the Institute for the Study of War are increasingly talking about a possible war between NATO countries and Russia. Against this background, the issue of European security and the spread of Russian aggression was one of the main ones at the current Munich Security Conference.