Hanno Pevkur calls for no Western troops to be sent to Ukraine. The Estonian Defense Minister believes that the risks in this case outweigh the benefits.
Pevkur said Western countries should not send their troops to Ukraine despite the lack of soldiers in the Ukrainian armed forces and the involvement of North Korean troops in the war on the Russian side.
According to the Estonian Defense Minister, the risks associated with the involvement of Western forces in hostilities “outweigh the benefits”. – As far as I know, if we give them everything they need to fight Russia, the Ukrainians will survive, he said.
Estonian Defense Minister: Give them money for weapons production
According to him, Ukraine should invest more in its own military production, and Western countries should help the country in this. According to Pevkur, Ukrainians assemble six to seven times more howitzers annually than France, and the Ukrainian arms industry is capable of producing military equipment worth about $30 billion per year.
– Therefore, if you cannot donate anything from your reserves, give them money – urged the head of the Estonian Ministry of National Defense.
Earlier, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna called on European countries to prepare to send troops to Ukraine if US President Donald Trump negotiated a ceasefire. According to him, the presence of soldiers from EU countries in Ukraine could become part of the security guarantee.
Press: France and Britain talk about sending troops to Ukraine
The French newspaper Le Monde reported on Monday, citing sources, that in Europe, in the context of the possible withdrawal of the United States from aid to Ukraine after Trump took office as president, discussions about sending European troops and private arms companies to Ukraine have resumed .
According to press sources, “discussions are ongoing between Britain and France on defense cooperation, in particular with a view to creating a strong alliance of allies in Europe, focused on Ukraine and wider European security.”
He was the first to talk about the possibility of sending land troops to Ukraine in February this year. French President Emmanuel Macron.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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