Romanian Prime Minister Bolojan announced his refusal to send troops to Ukraine
Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan said Romania would not send troops to Ukraine. He said this in an interview with Antena 1 TV channel on August 22.
"We will not send troops and in no way will we commit ourselves to the possible deployment of Romanian troops on Ukrainian territory," Bolozhan stressed.
The Romanian Prime Minister also noted that the country is ready to provide its military bases to NATO allies if this becomes a guarantee of security in Ukraine.
"Given Romania's membership in NATO, our military bases, which are still jointly used by our forces and the NATO Air Force, can be used by NATO troops, US troops and other allies," Bolozhan explained.
Earlier, on August 21, the head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Finnish Parliament, Johannes Koskinen, said that Finland does not plan to send military personnel to Ukraine en masse. At the same time, he noted the possibility of participating in support activities such as maintenance, provision of expert opinions and training.
On August 19, Bloomberg learned about the readiness of about 10 countries to send troops to Ukraine as part of providing possible security guarantees for Kiev. This was clarified during the summit of European officials held on the same day. According to the agency, the prerequisite for such plans was the meeting of the leaders of the European Union (EU) with US President Donald Trump at the White House, which confirmed Washington's commitment to security guarantees.
Earlier in the day, Russian Deputy Security Council Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said that Russia would not accept security guarantees implying the deployment of NATO troops on the territory of Ukraine. He noted that European leaders continue to insist on the idea of sending NATO troops to Ukraine, despite Moscow's objections.
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