In an interview with Edyta Zemła and Marcin I plucked Ukrainian ambassador Vasil Bodnar talking about the issue of sending Western troops to Ukraine.
— I didn't hear it was about sending Allied troops to the border. It was about sending troops to Ukraine. I had not yet known the decision that the Ukrainian troops would be replaced by Allied troops,” said Vasil Bodnar. He added that “the point is to send support troops that would warrant future peace”.
— These troops would be deployed not on the front line or on the border, but in various distant towns. They would supply certain things that are essential for Ukraine, e.g. anti-aircraft protection, radar systems, logistics and another issues needed for post-war security," Bodnar stated.
Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland: we can no longer believe any “papers”
The Ukrainian ambassador has no 1 uncertainty that the question of sending Western troops to Ukraine is simply a post-war perspective. “As long as the war continues, I think no country will send troops. That is why it is about preparing a mission that would aid Ukraine in various areas," he said.
— Of course, if there was a peace mission that would safe peace and defend us against Russian aggression, that would be the best solution. But will it come to this? The alternate is Ukraine's membership of NATO. We all believe that Article 5 will defend NATO members from possible aggression. Poland understands this too, due to the fact that you spend the most on defence, compared to another countries of the European Union. So you realize that the Russian threat is real and Article 5 is not yet proven in Europe.
When asked if Ukraine wanted a European military mission in its territory, Bodnar dropped out that “of course”. “We invitation European troops to Ukraine. Not to fight, but to support Ukraine to guarantee that there will be no Russian aggression again. due to the fact that we can no longer believe "papers". We believed in 1994., later in the Minsk agreements. This experience is alternatively bitter and it is better to learn from our mistakes than to repeat it," he said.
Ukrainian Ambassador to Poland's decision. “I would take my time with the final decision”
Marcin Wyrwał besides asked Wasyl Bodnar about Polish approach, who declared that she would not send her military mission to Ukraine. We respect all decision. Poland is the backbone of Ukraine's support anyway. It's a logistics center. Protects NATO's east flank. It can supply protection for parts of Ukraine's airspace. Until the troops were sent and their mission understood, I would not have rushed to the final decision, he said.
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