Ministers of Defense So-called ‘volunteer alliance’ They will meet in NATO on Thursday afternoon What skills may contribute to support the security of Ukraine In the event of a peace agreement with Russia, but again without the participation of the United States.
Ministers from 30 countries will join the meeting of France and the United Kingdom, which conducts operational conversations to create a “re -setting force” for Ukraine, which acts as a barrier. Possible Russian occupation. The meeting takes place after the delegation of the French and the British Army Goes to Kiev to meet the Ukrainian presidentVolodimir Jelenski, Defense Minister, Rusteem Umarov and the country’s military leaders Discuss about planning.
“We cannot endanger peace by forgetting the war, so we have Press to Putin Intensify our support for Ukraine in today’s struggle and the instigation of peace, “British defense secretary John Heeli is expected to say at the meeting.” Our commitment is to put Ukraine in a strong position to protect the sovereignty of Ukraine and Prevents future Russian occupations“.
French President Emmanuel Macron, who led a leading summit at the end of last month, said the force could be Sort Ukraine in the “strategic” cities The arrival of military personnel will seek to resolve which places will be better.
All countries do not want to participate in the coalition
But Macron also said that Not all 33 representatives They agreed to participate in the summit, and the contribution would not be limited to the Air Force, land and marine state, but also indicates logistics and intelligence capabilities.
For example, Poland and Greece have said it They cannot contribute to troops to forceClaim Threats they face by Belarus And Turkey, respectively. One of the major reserves of some countries, such as Italy, refers to the participation of the United States.
Most coalition countries agree to the need A “US support”With air safety and intelligence exchange between AIDS they expect from Washington to obtain. Macron and his British opponent and Prime Minister Kair Starmer met with US President Donald Trump and have regularly held conversations with him to be aware of the European level conversations.
But Washington has refused to join so far For this type of coalition. The United States has retired from the Ukraine Defense Communication Committee, which is also called ‘Ramstein Group’It was led by Joe Biden’s previous administration. Defense Secretary Pete Hexet is not expected to participate in the next group on Friday, of which 50 countries must attend.