Media reported on possible EU coalition to send troops to Ukraine

The European Union is considering the possibility of creating a coalition of several states to send troops to Ukraine. This was reported by Reuters on December 12. citing sources.

"There is no consensus among European countries, so the idea is being discussed to create a coalition of five to eight European countries that do not depend on NATO, but have bilateral agreements with Ukraine and are very determined," the report says.

At the same time, it is noted that there is still no consensus on this issue in the EU.

On the same day, it became known that Poland does not plan to send its troops to Ukraine after the ceasefire. This was stated by Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski. At the same time, he noted that Poland would continue to help Ukraine by supplying military equipment and weapons.

Earlier, on 5 December, German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock said at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels that a peacekeeping contingent of the Federal Republic of Germany could be sent to Ukraine after the conflict ends in order to further settle the situation. The German minister added that such an option of "an international presence to enforce the ceasefire" could be considered together with security guarantees for Kiev as NATO membership.

On Dec. 1, a demonstration was held in Paris against sending Western troops to Ukraine and in support of halting arms deliveries to Kiev.

Western countries have stepped up military and financial support for Kiev amid Russia's special operation to protect Donbas, which was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2022, after the situation in the region worsened due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.