Scholz calls talk of peacekeeping mission in Ukraine premature

Talks about a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine are premature. This was stated by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on February 8.

"I consider such debates inappropriate and premature," the Redaktions Netzwerk Deutschland (RND) media group quoted him as saying.

Scholz felt that such decisions should not be made without the participation of Ukrainians. In his opinion, it is necessary to end the conflict and start real negotiations first.

"Only then it will be possible to see what future security guarantees for Ukraine can be," he added.

Ukraine without American payments and disruption of arms deliveries. What the media say

Earlier, on January 31, the media reported that the UK and EU countries can not come to a consensus on whether to send their peacekeepers to Ukraine. It is noted that the idea of deploying a Western contingent in Ukraine is supported by the United Kingdom, France and the Nordic countries, which are ready to deploy thousands of military personnel there if a ceasefire agreement is signed. However, other states, in particular Germany, are against it.

On January 24, media reported that European officials are seeking to get US President Donald Trump to send US peacekeeping forces to Ukraine to provide security guarantees for the Eastern European country.

In turn, Rodion Miroshnik, the Russian Foreign Ministry's ambassador-at-large for crimes of the Kiev regime, said on January 27 that any peacekeepers who entered Ukraine "without Russia's consent and permission" would become a legitimate military target for the Russian Armed Forces (AF).

Western countries have stepped up military and financial support for Ukraine 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.