Europe should not limit its ability to support Ukraine, which is fighting against Russian aggression.
This opinion was expressed by the President of the Czech Republic during a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron Petr Pavel, writes Novinky.
In particular, he called for expanded forms of assistance, including the possible presence of foreign troops in Ukraine. Peter Pavel noted that we are not talking about sending combat units, but about forms of assistance and “non-combat participation”.
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— I am in favor of looking for new ways, including continuing the discussion about a possible presence in Ukraine. Let's not limit ourselves where we shouldn't, — said the President of the Czech Republic.
He added that Europe must play a greater role in containing Russia. In addition, according to Peter Pavel, it makes no difference whether Ukrainian soldiers, for example, undergo training with Western instructors abroad or directly in Ukraine.
— Ukraine, although attacked, is still a sovereign country — he said, recalling that the possible training mission does not violate any international rules.
In conclusion, Pavel added that countries themselves decide which form of assistance to choose.
Sending Western troops to Ukraine
February 27, at the summit of European leaders in Paris, the topic was raised sending Western troops to Ukraine. In particular, Macron said that this cannot be ruled out. This provoked a negative reaction from a number of countries.
In particular, Sweden, the Czech Republic and Poland said they were not considering sending their troops to Ukraine. For his part, the head of the Slovak government, Robert Fico, noted that he could not imagine that there were soldiers from NATO member countries in Ukraine.
In addition, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that there will be no ground troops of EU or NATO countries, including Germany, on the territory of Ukraine .
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also stated that there are no plans to send the bloc's troops to Ukraine.
Also, US National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said that Joe Biden does not intend to send troops to fight in Ukraine.
For her part, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kalas noted that no means of providing assistance to Ukraine can be ruled out, since Russian troops should under no circumstances win.
