Scholz: Deployment of peacekeeping forces in Ukraine cannot be subject of "reasonable discussion" at present
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that it is premature to talk about the possibility of deploying European peacekeeping forces in Ukraine.
This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to N-tv.
According to Scholz, the issue of deploying peacekeepers in Ukraine was not discussed at the meeting of EU leaders in Brussels.
The German chancellor once again opposed the idea of deploying peacekeeping forces to Ukraine in the event of a possible ceasefire.
According to him, the specific organization of the security architecture "cannot be the subject of a reasonable discussion at this time."
"But it has to be something that we think also has a transatlantic structure," Scholz emphasized.
He added that there was "no discussion about ground forces or anything like that, because that's not an issue at all."
Peacekeeping forces in Ukraine
Earlier, it was reported that French President Emmanuel Macron would discuss with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk the deployment of peacekeeping forces in Ukraine if an agreement is reached to end the current phase of the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk denied that Polish troops would be sent to Ukraine after the ceasefire.
The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, assessed the possibility of sending a European peacekeeping mission to Ukraine.
Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto expressed his readiness to support a peacekeeping mission to Ukraine if peace is achieved.
In turn, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani called these discussions "premature".
Germany, together with its partners, will consider the possible deployment of peacekeepers in Ukraine as part of "security guarantees" only after the conditions for this are created, namely a ceasefire with Russia.
