Lithuania supports France's idea of possibly sending Western troops to Ukraine. If Paris decides to do so, it does not need NATO permission, Lithuanian ambassador to NATO Devidas Matulonis said in comments to Radio Liberty, reports UNN.
"These can be national decisions, a group of countries, a coalition that wants to join this initiative. It is not necessary to have a NATO approval or label," the ambassador said.
However, as noted by Matulonis, now sending troops to Ukraine is "just an idea" and different countries have different positions on this.
"This is a consistent French position. We have always had a positive attitude to this, " the ambassador stressed .
Matulonis believes that such a discussion can be raised by NATO foreign ministers at a meeting next week: "first of all, the process of training troops depends on them, and perhaps some countries will join sooner or later.
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The issue of sending foreign troops to Ukraine continues to be discussed at the international level. For example, the newspaper Le Monde reported that after the visit of British Prime Minister Cyrus Starmer to France, both countries again returned to the mentioned topic. But British Foreign Secretary David Lammy rejected this idea. at the same time, the topic periodically appears in political discussions, especially in the context of a possible threat to the security of NATO countries.
Political analyst Taras Semenyuk , in a comment to UNN , Explainedwhat political and legal aspects relate to such a decision, as well as how it could affect the balance of power at the front.