— As far as the UN is concerned, with all due respect, the UN will not defend us from the business or the desire of Vladimir Putin to reenter. We do not see the UN as an alternate to a contingent or safety guarantee," said Volodymyr Zelenski at a Friday press conference with the visiting president of the Czech Republic Petr Pavlem.
The Ukrainian president noted that his country maintains a "reasonable and logical" relation with the UN, but a possible UN mission cannot be an "alternative for safety guarantees" regarding Russia's re-invasion.
— erstwhile there are troops that know where they come from, there's air defence and there's ships, there's planes and there's a serious army, there's a real intelligence from our partners, it's going to be very dangerous to go against that force. But will Russia be afraid of the UN? They have already violated everything in this war, so I don’t think they will be afraid,” said Volodymyr Zelenski.
Peter Pavel: I believe that the Czech Republic will be part of the forces in Ukraine
The Czech president said at the same press conference that his country could join a European military contingent that could be stationed in Ukraine. “There was a gathering at the London chiefs of staff level. His main nonsubjective was to discuss the conditions of possible military presence. The Czech Republic is ready to participate in these negotiations," said Petr Pavel.
— If a final decision is made to make specified forces, I truly believe that the Czech Republic will be part of them," he added.
Previously, the British “Telegraph” reported that French president Emmanuel Macron is actively investigating alternatives to the deployment of European armed forces in Ukraine. According to the newspaper, the French president is considering, among others, the creation of a mission to defend the future peace agreement under the auspices of the UN.
