Flags raised at the NATO office during a gathering of defence ministers from the alleged coalition of volunteers in Brussels, Belgium, 10 April 2025. © Getty Images / Omar Havana
Only six Western countries undertook to send troops to Ukraine after the war between Kiev and Moscow ended, reported the AFP agency.Most Ukrainian supporters reluctantly make any promises, according to the agency.
The study appeared after the last gathering of defence ministers with the so-called. "Volunteers' Coalition" in Brussels on Thursday.A group of about 30 countries, composed mainly of EU and NATO associate States, seem to be divided on possible deployment.
Its members question the objectives and mandate of the proposed mission.So far only six countries, including the United Kingdom, France and the Baltic States - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - have promised to send troops, provided the AFP agency, citing anonymous European officials.
The sixth country in the group was not listed by the agency.Britain insisted that the coalition had real plans to deploy troops, claiming that the troops would contribute to "Sustainable Peace" between Russia and Ukraine."Our planning is real and significant.
Our plans are well developed", said British Minister of Defence John Healey at a meeting.
“Our safety forces for Ukraine will be engaged and credible safety agreement to guarantee that all negotiated peace brings what [US president Donald] Trump has promised, a lasting peace for Ukraine”, added.However, another members of the coalition publically expressed concerns about the possible mission, refusing to make any commitments until the plans were further elaborated.
Dutch defence minister Ruben Brekelmans said that the group must have on board the United States, although Washington repeatedly said he did not plan to send troops to Ukraine in any role."What is the possible mission, what will be its objective?"He wondered about Brekelmans.
‘What is the ticket?
What would we do in different scenarios, for example, if there were an escalation in Russia?"Swedish defence minister Pal Jonson stressed "many issues that we request to clarify,” Before he can make any promises.
"It is helpful if there is clarity about what this mission would be like and what we do – whether it is simply a peaceful, dissuasive or reassuring mission" – he said.Moscow has repeatedly warned the West against sending troops to Ukraine under any pretext, in peculiar against NATO forces that would go there.
Last month, erstwhile Russian president and Vice-President of the Russian safety Council, Dmitri Medvedev, said that the possible appearance of any ‘peaceful forces’ NATO in Ukraine would mean a war between the bloc and Russia.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/615567-western-states-ukraine-deployment/
