NATO Allies Reject French President’s Call for Ground Troop Deployment to Ukraine
Several NATO countries, including the US, Germany, and the UK, have ruled out deploying ground troops to Ukraine after French President Emmanuel Macron said: Nothing should be excluded.
The French leader was speaking in Paris, which is hosting a crisis meeting in support of Ukraine, attended by heads of European states, as well as the US and Canada.
US President Joe Biden believes the path to victory is providing military aid so Ukrainian troops have the weapons and ammunition they need to defend themselves, a white house statement said.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said there had been no change to the agreed position that no European country or NATO member state would send troops to Ukraine.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s spokesman said the country had no plans for a large-scale military deployment to Ukraine, beyond the small number of personnel already training Ukrainian forces.
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The office of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Italy’s support does not include the presence of troops from European or NATO states on Ukrainian territory.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has warned of direct conflict if NATO troops deploy there.
Earlier, Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg denied considering whether troops would be sent to Ukraine, although he insisted the alliance would continue to support Ukraine, which is not a Nato member.
That position has been echoed by several Nato member states including Spain, Poland, and the Czech Republic.
Russia has an abundance of artillery and is a far bigger military force than Ukraine, whose troops are critically dependent on modern weapons being provided by Western allies, particularly the US.
