Yesterday, on Feb. 26, at a Summit on support for Ukraine, held at the Elysee Palace in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron suggested the possibility of sending Western troops to Ukraine. However, it has become known that Poland and Sweden are not considering this.
This was reported by Apostrophe with reference to official publications.
In particular, in a broadcast of Polsat, quoted by Radio Zet, it was noted that the Deputy Minister of National Defense Cezary Tomczyk dispelled doubts about the plans of the Polish authorities.
"There is no such project or idea in Poland," he said, dispelling possible doubts about the possibility of sending Polish troops to Ukraine.
Tomczyk referred to the fact that it is France, not the United States, that can guarantee Poland's nuclear security: "I believe that when it comes to security, we should take care of security first and not just talk about it."
He also recalls how Western partners began to discuss new weapons projects more actively after Donald Tusk's visit to France and Germany.
The report notes that after the meeting at the Elysee Palace, Polish President Andrzej Duda emphasized that a hot discussion took place around the issue of sending troops to Ukraine, but there was absolutely no agreement. He twice emphasized that "there are absolutely no decisions like that."
Sweden also reacted to Macron's statement about the possibility of sending Western troops. MSN reports that Sweden is not currently considering the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine. This was announced by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in the Morgonstudion program on SVT1.
"It's not relevant now," Kristersson added.
However, he also noted that each country has the right to discuss decisions on the deployment of troops outside its borders that do not concern NATO as a whole.
In addition, the Prime Minister emphasized Sweden's position, which focuses on the fact that national decisions on military action do not affect NATO as an organization. Therefore, he drew a clear line between the political and military strategies of Sweden and France, recalling how Macron had declared his readiness to do everything possible to prevent Russia from winning the war.
Earlier, Macron announced the creation of a coalition to supply Ukraine with long-range missiles.