The leader of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, draws the attention of NATO members to the fact that the potential presence of their troops on the territory of Ukraine will not violate any international norms, which means that such an idea should be considered.
The Czech Republic supports the deployment of Western troops to Ukraine
The Czech leader noted that it is extremely important to clearly distinguish between the deployment of combat troops and the possible involvement of troops in certain "support" activities that the Alliance can carry out.
It should be remembered that after the annexation of Crimea and the occupation of part of Donbas, which was essentially an aggression, although on a much smaller scale than today, a NATO training mission operated on the territory of Ukraine, which at one time included more than 15 countries and numbered about 1,000 people.
Peter Pavel
President of the Czech Republic
Petr Pavel also drew attention to the fact that from the point of view of international law and the UN Charter, "nothing would prevent the troops of NATO member states" from helping in the work in Ukraine.
The Czech Republic can send its soldiers to Ukraine
Journalists asked the president of the Czech Republic whether he would support the involvement of NATO troops to directly support Ukraine on its territory.
According to the politician, he positively evaluates this development, especially if other NATO members also support this idea.
"Instead of training Ukrainian soldiers on the territory of NATO member states and transferring thousands of troops to, say, Poland or the Czech Republic, it would be much more logical to transfer several dozen instructors to Ukrainian territory and train Ukrainian soldiers there," Petr Pavel explained his position.
It is worth noting that this idea is also currently supported by France, Estonia, Canada and Lithuania.
