Foreign Minister of Denmark Lars Løkke Rasmussen announced that Denmark is ready to send her soldiers to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping mission. – It is important that we send the right signals in Europe to both Putin and Washington – he said.
On Monday, during the meeting of the Parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee, Danish parties unanimously agreed to support the future possible decision to send soldiers to Ukraine. After the meeting, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lars Løkke Rasmussen took the floor, who said on behalf of the government that Denmark She is ready for this. – Of course, dishes will contribute to the phase of arms suspension or actual peace agreement, and if necessary, being one of the security guarantors, in the presence of European military forces in Ukraine – he said, quoted by the Danish portal Local.
– We all know that Denmark is not able to ensure the strength needed to guarantee that any peace agreement will be respected. This will require a larger coalition (states) – said Rasmussen. He added, however, that “it is important that we send the right signals in Europe to both Putin and Washington.” – This is what we do today, saying: if the moment comes when the presence of Europe there (in Ukraine) will be necessary to conclude a weapon or peace agreement, then the dishes are essentially prepared for this – he said, quoted by the portal of the Danish public information station dr.
Lars Løkke Rasmussen, head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs DenmarkLiselotte Sabroe/Ritzau Scanpix/PAP/EPA
However, the defense minister of Denmark Troels Lund Poulsen emphasized that the fact that the government obtained the consent of MPs sitting on the commission of soldiers does not mean that the final decision was made in this matter. – We have not yet decided on a specific action. It must depend on how the situation develops, “he said, quoted by Local.
Denmark is already in Latvia
Local indicates that Denmark already on Latvia She sent soldiers who support strength there NATO. Until now, however, their number is smaller than the alliance demands. Denmark undertook to increase this number by 2028.
“I think it is important that we do not forget about the Baltic countries and the contribution we bring in Latvia, so our actions should also be considered in this context,” said Lund Poulsen. He did not rule out, however, that Denmark would be in Latvia and Ukraine. – You can be in many places. It depends on what type of contribution we want to make. There are many different options, but I'm not going to go further today – he said.
According to Kyiv Independent, citing poll from February 21 for the Danish Information Agency Ritzau, about 53 percent Danes support the sending of peace forces to Ukraine after the end of the war on a large scale Russia.
The Local, Dr., Kyiv Independent
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