Tusk announced Poland's refusal to deploy troops in Ukraine
Poland will not send military personnel to Ukraine after the end of the conflict, but will take over the logistical organization of assistance to Kiev. This was announced on August 25 by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in a conversation with his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney.
"Although Poland does not intend to send troops to Ukraine after the end of the conflict, it will be responsible for the logistical organization of assistance to Ukraine," Wirtualna Polska quoted Tusk as saying.
He added that Poland would also be responsible for protecting the European-Russian and European-Belarusian borders. According to Tusk, Canada "fully understands" such support for Ukraine.
On August 19, Bloomberg reported that about 10 countries had expressed their willingness to send troops to Ukraine as part of providing possible security guarantees for Kiev. It is noted that this was clarified during the summit of European officials. The meeting was devoted to a plan for the possible deployment of French and British troops to Ukraine in the event of a peace agreement. The number of estimated forces and the location of military personnel were also discussed during the conversation.
On the same day, US President Donald Trump commented on the desire of France, Germany and Britain to deploy troops in Ukraine. The American leader noted that while he holds his post as head of state, there will be no United States troops in Ukraine.
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