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Maria Malmer
“Our government does not exclude anything,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs, after the United Kingdom said it was ready to send troops to Ukraine to maintain peace.
Sweden does not rule out sending peace forces to Ukraine, Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer said on Monday.
Speaking to Public Radio Sveriges Radio, the ruler showed availability in collaborating in peace negotiations.
“We first need to negotiate a just and lasting peace that respects international law (…). When we have this established peace, it will have to be maintained and, for that, Our government does not rule out anything”Said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden.
These statements happen after the United Kingdom Also have made public that you are willing to contribute troops on the ground to provide security guarantees for Kiev.
After nearly three years of conflict that made hundreds of thousands of dead and injured, there has been more and more speculation about possible between Russia and Ukraine, especially after the election of US President Donald Trump.
Among the ideas explored by European Chancellery and Washington, is the sending of a European military contingent to Ukraine along the front line that extends for about a thousand kilometers.
This hypothesis may involve the armies of NATO member countries, or even nuclear weapons, such as the British, but also the Francewhich has also admitted before sending troops to Ukraine. Also Germany In January the sending of German soldiers to a possible buffer zone.
“We are NATO’s largest partner in Europe. It is obvious that we will play a role and that we will have to take responsibility for it, ”said Boris Pistorius, in an interview with the newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, when asked about the possibility of sending German troops to help ensure one tampon zone between the two belligerents.
Russia, in turn, for a European contingent of peace in Ukraine.
“It is obviously premature to speak … of peace maintenance forces,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov on December 16.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said the Russia will declare war on the NATO, if Trump reduces his support for this allianceasking the allies to reinforce the Armed Forces.
