Polish Foreign Minister Says Sending Troops to Ukraine Should Not Be Ruled Out

Asked if Poland was ready to send troops to Ukraine, Mr Sikorski said: "We should not rule this out. We should leave it to Mr Putin to speculate about our intentions."

Mr. Sikorski himself has previously said that the presence of NATO troops in Ukraine is "unthinkable."

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski. Photo: Reuters

NATO members have pledged to provide their Ukrainian ally with money and weapons for as long as necessary to counter Russian power. However, they have generally ruled out sending troops to Ukraine.

In early March, Poland's foreign minister said that discussing Western troops in Ukraine was useful in influencing Russia.

Czech President Petr Pavel also said that Europe should not limit its ability to support Ukraine. He called for expanding the forms of support, including the possibility of a foreign military presence in Ukraine.

French President Emmanuel Macron has previously floated the idea of ​​sending troops to Ukraine. At a conference in Paris on February 26, he suggested that one area where Western militaries could help was training Ukrainian soldiers on Ukrainian soil.

On May 27, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi said he had signed documents allowing French military instructors to soon visit Ukrainian training centers.

Russia has been gaining ground in Ukraine since Kiev's 2023 summer counteroffensive failed and remains mired in a stalemate due to Western delays in delivering weapons and ammunition.

Ngoc Anh (according to Reuters)

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/ngoai-truong-ba-lan-noi-khong-nen-loai-tru-viec-gui-quan-toi-ukraine-post297177.html