“The sovereign decision of each country”: what the White House says about the deployment of foreign troops in Ukraine

The White House commented on sending troops to Ukraine/Collage 24 Channel< p _ngcontent-sc160 class="news-annotation">The White House commented on the possibility of sending NATO troops to Ukraine. John Kirby said that they are not against proposals from other countries.

White House Adviser John Kirby answered the question at a briefing whether they were asking for others countries like France to stop talking about it. To which the official replied “no,” writes 24 Channel.

What the US is saying about sending NATO troops to Ukraine

John Kirby answered the question of whether they are against other countries sending their troops to Ukraine. To which Kirby replied that this is the sovereign decision of each country. However, he added that the United States will not do this and will adhere to the position announced by Joe Biden.

I can only speak on behalf of this sovereign nation (USA – Channel 24) and this commander in chief. He made it clear that we will not deploy our troops (in Ukraine – Channel 24), said John Kirby.

Previously on the discussion of the likelihood of sending NATO troops to Ukraine first French President Emmanuel Macron spoke. This happened at the end of February after the meeting of 20 European leaders in Paris. They talked about threats from Vladimir Putin.

What Macron said

Emmanuel Macron told reporters that countries were talking about the possibility of sending NATO troops to Ukraine.

There is currently no consensus on sending troops. But in this matter nothing should be ruled out in the future. “We will do everything possible to prevent Russia from winning this war,” said the French president.

After this, NATO countries and other states voiced their position regarding Macron’s statement. In particular, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg assured that this has not yet been said: “NATO allies are providing Ukraine with unprecedented support. We have been doing this since 2014 and became more active after the full-scale invasion. But there are no plans to station NATO troops on the territory of Ukraine.”

Subsequently, Macron explained that his every word was balanced and thoughtful.

Political scientist, partner of the Good Politics communications agency Maxim Dzhigun explained that with such statements Macron raised the stakes in order to get at least something from other countries and the leaders of the European Union.

“When you talk about sending the military to the territory of the country, which is not a member of the EU, but is fighting against the second army in the world, so it becomes easier to get at least Taurus missiles or other types of weapons,” noted Maxim Dzhigun.