If there is a ceasefire in Ukraine, the Czech Republic will not send the Czech Republic there as part of security guarantees that Kiev would provide the West. For example, it could help in logistics, mine clearance or chemical protection. Czech Minister of Defense Jana Černochová said it on Tuesday in the show PTAM I Já on the website of the news, says TASR newsletter in Prague.
According to her, Monday’s meeting of Ukrainian President of Volodymyr Zelensky and some European leaders with President of the United States, Donald Trump, brought an important shift in the debate on security guarantees. Europe and the US agree that guarantees must be not only symbolic but clear and discouraging, it has noticed.
“The Czech Republic is part of the coalition willing and stands on the side of Ukraine, supporting its defense and future security. But it is clear: we do not send Czech soldiers to the front. If there is a ceasefire, we can help as we did in the Balkans, for example, in logistics, mine clearance or chemical protection, ”said Černochová.
At present, the United States’ active role and the agreement on specific guarantee parameters are key. “Putin has a chance to sit at the negotiating table. It is a chance that should not be wasted in the interests of the lives of Ukrainian and Russian soldiers and civilians. If President Putin thwarts this chance for his foolish imperialist interests, he will have to follow a hard answer“She added.
