European leaders, including Estonian Prime Minister Kallas, French Defense Minister Lecornu, and German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, have clarified their positions on military involvement in Ukraine, emphasizing a focus on non-combat support. They stated that there are no plans to send ground troops into combat in Ukraine. Instead, discussions have revolved around providing ammunition, air defense, and support such as demining and training Ukrainian soldiers. Pistorius also highlighted that long-range Taurus missiles would not be a decisive factor in the conflict and that Germany does not intend to escalate its military involvement to include combat troops or the provision of such missiles.
Nobody wants to send troops to Ukraine - Germany Defense Minister Boris Pistorius categorically rejected the proposal of the French President https://t.co/LK1J5eOAOk
🇫🇷🇺🇦🇷🇺🚨‼️ No French troops in Ukraine! Macron rolled back and says, “not ruling out something does not mean to do it” https://t.co/vQAA4nAgck
🇫🇷🇺🇦🇷🇺🚨‼️ No French troops in Ukraine! Macron rolled back abd says, “not ruling out something does not mean to do it” https://t.co/GPS1dCmNRw
Well there is a shock. As we said earlier the French defence minister said they will help Ukraine but no French troops will enter Ukraine. As we keep saying France is not going to cross Russia's red line on this. NATO countries are not going to risk starting WW3 over Ukraine.…
French Minister of Defense, Sébastien Lecornu stated today that New Methods need to be discussed to Combat the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, but that the Deployment of NATO Ground Troops is “Off the Table” for now; this appears to be a Walk Back from what French President Macron… https://t.co/mMUVYJuJr4
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius disappointed many with his latest statement: “Long-range missiles won’t be decisive in this war. Germany won’t cross that line (…) We won’t become the party of war. That’s why Taurus missiles haven’t been delivered” 🇩🇪🇺🇦 https://t.co/gdu5HCQdDo
🇩🇪German Defense Minister Boris #Pistorius called for an end to the debate about the possible deployment of Western ground troops to #Ukraine, FAZ reported. 📷: AFP https://t.co/Nc52Wl8wfg
Following Macron, the head of the German Ministry of Defense said that the West is discussing the issue of sending troops to Ukraine “Nobody wants ground troops in Ukraine, but, of course, this is being discussed,” said German Defense Minister Pistorius. https://t.co/vA6rLYxYTA
“Macron did not propose to send troops to Ukraine to participate in hostilities, the French government once again emphasized” Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu says Paris is inviting allies to explore new options to help Kyiv beyond arms transfers, but without complicity in… https://t.co/pLiOpLOUI4
"We don't need really... talk about boots on the ground or having more courage or less courage," German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said in Sweden on Tuesday. "This is something which does not really help solve the issues we have when it comes to helping Ukraine." https://t.co/G3mNf5ejqD
🙄 France's Defence Ministry: No plans to send ground forces to Ukraine, exploring alternative options https://t.co/aYIFTEhUBb
Germany rejects the possibility of deploying its troops in Ukraine. Berlin calls for an end to discussions on this topic. Finnish Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen was similarly critical: "No one supports the 'boots on the ground' idea now," he said. https://t.co/CrG1kqADXu
Nobody wants to send troops to Ukraine, but such discussions are still being held, said Boris Pistorius, head of the German Ministry of Defense, adding that they should be stopped. ▪️In addition, long-range "Taurus" missiles, as he says, will not be of decisive importance in the… https://t.co/z4w3TTu5Mn
🇫🇷🛡️ "Currently, there is no question of sending ground troops to fight in Ukraine", - the French Defense Minister in an interview with BFMTV. ❗️ Only possible plans for military presence are outlined: for demining and training of Ukrainian soldiers on Ukrainian soil.
🇫🇷 There can be no question of sending soldiers with the aim of participating in the conflicts in Ukraine , French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecorne told RMC radio. We wanted to tell our allies about what else we could do, various hypotheses were considered, but not about… https://t.co/5uyRxsuPeP
Sending long-range missiles to Kiev, including German "Taurus" missiles, will not be of decisive importance for Ukraine, Germany does not intend to cross this border, said German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius at a joint press conference with his Finnish counterpart Antti… https://t.co/YrfGF1luXU
Long-range missiles will not be decisive for the war in #Ukraine, #Germany does not intend to cross that line - German defense minister "No one wants to engage ground troops in Ukraine. Of course, this is being discussed. A decisive line is being crossed here, which we will not… https://t.co/gJ4QwYX0sA
⚡️ French defense minister says no plans to deploy combat troops in Ukraine. French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said that, deploying combat troops is not being discussed, it is possible that France will send military personnel to Ukraine to train troops or participate in…
🇪🇺🇩🇪🇷🇺🚨‼️ "Nobody wants ground troops in Ukraine, but, of course, this is being discussed There is a decisive line here that we will not cross, we will not become part of the war." — Pistorius https://t.co/nfGwigOUl4
⚡️"At the moment, there is no talk of sending ground troops to fight in Ukraine," said French Defense Minister #Lecornu told BFMTV. "Only potential plans for military presence have been outlined: for demining and training Ukrainian soldiers," he stressed. 📷: AFP https://t.co/u5baZUqPpU
Ukraine asked to provide not soldiers, but ammunition and air defense, - Estonian Prime Minister Kallas "There was no talk about sending ground troops, they were talking about sending soldiers there. I can also assure you that our soldiers will not go there to fight. I can… https://t.co/jHALIxOX4M