Speaking about sending Western troops, French President Emmanuel Macron had in mind the training of Ukrainian defenders on Ukrainian territory.
This was stated by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, reports La Stampa.
— When Macron started talking about sending troops into Ukraine, European leaders panicked. Macron just wanted to say that it is possible to train the Ukrainian military directly in Ukraine, and not outside its borders, as is happening now, — said the minister.
Kuleba emphasized that the Ukrainian Defense Forces need ammunition and weapons as quickly as possible, but Ukraine “never asked for people and combat personnel, we are proud of our soldiers”.
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The head of the foreign policy department noted that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin still wants to seize the entire territory of Ukraine.
— If they succeed, they will attack other countries in Europe and Central Asia because they are motivated by expansionist goals. It seems to me that it is now clear that Putin wants to restore the influence of the Soviet Union and the Russian Empire, — he added.
Sending Western troops to Ukraine
February 26 Macron, after a meeting of European leaders in Paris, said that despite the lack of consensus on sending troops to Ukraine, nothing can be ruled out.
He later added that sending his troops to Ukraine — This is not a prospect for the near future.
After such a statement, most Western countries, in particular Germany and the USA, declared that they had no such intention.
At the same time, in Estonia and the Netherlands they were not so categorical.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis noted that the countries of the European Union are now unable to form a common position regarding the potential dispatch of troops to the territory of Ukraine.
