'We are not a party to the conflict': NATO chief rules out sending troops to Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (Getty Images)
NATO will not send its troops to the territory of Ukraine. But NATO states have pledged to train the Ukrainian military, according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
From the very beginning, NATO has stated that it supports Ukraine and it has indeed provided great support to Ukraine, he said, adding that they agreed to train the Ukrainian military.
The NATO Secretary General once more stresses that the Alliance is not a party to the conflict. It rules out the possibility of sending Western troops to Ukraine.
He recalled that NATO always stressed that it was not a party to the conflict. "That is why we are not sending our troops to Ukraine," Stoltenberg said.
Macron's proposal
Earlier this year, French President Emmanuel Macron said that he did not rule out the possibility of sending Western troops to Ukraine. Recently, France announced that it was ready to send military instructors to Ukraine.
Macron said Paris wanted to form a coalition to train the Ukrainian Armed Forces on their territory. According to media reports, France has addressed the Baltic states, Poland, Denmark, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States with a proposal.
