There is a discussion in NATO about the introduction of troops into Ukraine/Getty Images/Collage 24 Channel During a conversation with reporters, French President Emmanuel Macron said that he does not exclude the possibility of NATO troops entering Ukraine. However, there is still no consensus among world leaders on this matter. Some of the countries are fundamentally against such a decision, and some are in doubt. All statements by representatives of the Alliance member countries about the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine – collected by Channel 24. President FranceEmmanuel Macron gave a press conference on February 25 following the results of the Conference in support of Ukraine. In particular, during the conversation he admitted the possibility of NATO troops entering Ukraine. We discussed this. There is no consensus on sending troops yet. But in this matter nothing should be ruled out in the future. “We will do everything possible to prevent Russia from winning this war,” Macron said. The French leader noted that many who now say “never” also opposed the provision of Ukraine tanks, planes, missiles. He admitted that Europe was often six months or a year behind events. In fact, the presence of such a discussion in NATO was also confirmed by the Slovak Prime Minister< /strong>Robert Fico. According to him, individual member countries allow the possibility of the presence of Alliance troops on the territory after the conclusion of a bilateral agreement between them and Ukraine. At the same time, Slovakia will not take this step, although, according to Fico, it will respect the decisions of countries that agree to this. “I can confirm that there are countries that are ready to send their troops to Ukraine, there are countries that say “never,” including Slovakia, and there are countries that say that this proposal should be considered,” the Slovak leader said. < /p> < p>After Duda’s words, Deputy Polish Minister of National Defense Cezary Tomczyk stated that the country was not considering the idea of sending its military to Ukraine. He noted that “there is no such project or idea in Poland.” The Secretary General himself NATO Jens Stoltenberg also noted that there is no talk of sending troops to Ukraine. NATO allies provide Ukraine with unprecedented support. We have been doing this since 2014 and stepped up after the full-scale invasion. But there are no plans to station NATO troops on Ukrainian territory, he said. In addition, the Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson noted that “this is absolutely not relevant now.” According to him, each country has the right to discuss its own decisions about the deployment of troops outside its borders, which does not have a direct impact on NATO as a whole. He added that national decisions do not affect NATO as a whole. A White House official told Reuters that USAthey do not plan to send either their own or NATO troops to Ukraine. In addition, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala stated that there is no talk of sending Czech military personnel. Chancellor Germany Scholz said that NATO and European countries will not send their ground troops to Ukraine. Prime Minister The Netherlands Mark Rutte asserted that the issue of sending ground troops was not the main topic of conversation at the meeting at the Elysee Palace. Adviser to the head of the Presidential Office Mikhail Podolyak said that the conversation about sending NATO troops to Ukraine indicates an awareness of the risks regarding Russian aggression.< /p> This testifies, firstly, to the absolute awareness of the risks that a militaristic, aggressive Russia poses for Europe,” Podolyak said. He is convinced that opening a discussion on the possibility of direct support Ukraine's armed forces should be viewed as “a desire to place the right emphasis, to highlight the risks more clearly.” Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala said that Prague does not intend to send its troops to the territory of Ukraine. According to him, the Czech Republic is not considering such an option. I am convinced that we must develop the paths of support that we took after Russian aggression . “I believe that we do not need to open any other methods or paths,” said the head of the Czech government. Donald Tusk made it clear that the appearance of Polish soldiers in our country is not planned. The Prime Minister of Poland stated that his state does not intend to send its troops to the territory of Ukraine. Polish President Andrzej Duda also spoke about the lack of agreement. According to him, there were heated discussions around this issue, but no consensus could be reached. There are no specific solutions, but there is little enthusiasm. The Kremlin has already responded to Emmanuel Macron’s loud statement. Vladimir Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov has already begun to threaten direct military confrontation. If this happens, we will have to talk not about probability, but about the inevitability of a direct clash between Russia and NATO,” said the press secretary. NATO and troops in Ukraine
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The likelihood of NATO troops entering Ukraine: everything about Macron’s resonant statement
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