AP: EU countries quietly considering deploying troops to Ukraine — reports
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Several European Union member states are reportedly considering the deployment of military personnel to Ukraine once hostilities have ceased, according to the Associated Press.
This discussion has been ongoing among senior EU officials, with French President Emmanuel Macron among those proposing such ideas since at least last February.
In an article published on Friday, the AP noted that the UK and France are “at the forefront of the effort.” The report included a statement from British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who mentioned on Thursday that “if there is peace then there needs to be some sort of security guarantee for Ukraine, and the UK will play its part in that.”
The publication suggested that the victory of US President Donald Trump in the November 5 election intensified these discussions among European leaders. It further indicated that a meeting took place in Brussels in December, involving leaders and ministers from the UK, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, along with representatives from Ukraine, NATO, and the EU, where they possibly addressed the idea of a Western troop deployment to Eastern Europe.
Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur was quoted by the AP, stating on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference that “we are in a very early stage.” He highlighted that the dynamics along the approximately 1,000-kilometer front line and the number of troops maintained by Russia and Ukraine would greatly influence the situation if a truce were to be established.
Last month, Reuters reported Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky asserting that he anticipated European nations would send 200,000 troops to Ukraine. “It’s a minimum, otherwise it’s nothing,” he remarked, according to the news agency.
In January, The Times reported, citing unnamed military and diplomatic sources, that Germany, along with the Baltic states and Poland, opposed any possible troop deployment for various reasons, while the UK, France, and Nordic nations supported it.
Earlier this month, the New York Times quoted a senior European official who spoke anonymously, stating that the “continent doesn’t even have 200,000 troops to offer,” in reference to Zelensky's reported demand from January.
Last month, senior Russian diplomat Rodion Miroshnik cautioned that “any contingent entering the territory of Ukraine without the consent and permission of Russia is a military target, with quite understandable consequences.” Additionally, in an interview with RIA Novosti on Monday, Russia's permanent representative to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, reiterated that “peacekeepers cannot operate without a mandate from the UN Security Council.”
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Several European Union member states are reportedly considering the deployment of military personnel to Ukraine once hostilities have ceased, according to the Associated Press.
This discussion has been ongoing among senior EU officials, with French President Emmanuel Macron among those proposing such ideas since at least last February.
In an article published on Friday, the AP noted that the UK and France are “at the forefront of the effort.” The report included a statement from British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who mentioned on Thursday that “if there is peace then there needs to be some sort of security guarantee for Ukraine, and the UK will play its part in that.”
The publication suggested that the victory of US President Donald Trump in the November 5 election intensified these discussions among European leaders. It further indicated that a meeting took place in Brussels in December, involving leaders and ministers from the UK, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, along with representatives from Ukraine, NATO, and the EU, where they possibly addressed the idea of a Western troop deployment to Eastern Europe.
Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur was quoted by the AP, stating on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference that “we are in a very early stage.” He highlighted that the dynamics along the approximately 1,000-kilometer front line and the number of troops maintained by Russia and Ukraine would greatly influence the situation if a truce were to be established.
Last month, Reuters reported Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky asserting that he anticipated European nations would send 200,000 troops to Ukraine. “It’s a minimum, otherwise it’s nothing,” he remarked, according to the news agency.
In January, The Times reported, citing unnamed military and diplomatic sources, that Germany, along with the Baltic states and Poland, opposed any possible troop deployment for various reasons, while the UK, France, and Nordic nations supported it.
Earlier this month, the New York Times quoted a senior European official who spoke anonymously, stating that the “continent doesn’t even have 200,000 troops to offer,” in reference to Zelensky's reported demand from January.
Last month, senior Russian diplomat Rodion Miroshnik cautioned that “any contingent entering the territory of Ukraine without the consent and permission of Russia is a military target, with quite understandable consequences.” Additionally, in an interview with RIA Novosti on Monday, Russia's permanent representative to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, reiterated that “peacekeepers cannot operate without a mandate from the UN Security Council.”
Ian Smith for TROIB News
