Germany, Poland and NATO have ruled out sending ground troops to Ukraine, as the Kremlin issued a warning that such a move would bring about a huge escalation and lead to direct confrontation between Russia and the Western Security Alliance.
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| German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, at the Munich Security Conference (MSC). Photo: Getty Images |
The statement which came on Tuesday, a day after Emmanuel Macron, President of France, raised the prospect following a meeting of European leaders on strengthening support for Ukraine in its fighting against Russia.
Olaf Scholz, German Chancellor, revealed, participants of the conference in Paris discussed the matter but had agreed “that there will be no ground troops, no soldiers on Ukrainian soil who are sent there by European states or NATO states”.
Scholz added, there was also consensus “that soldiers operating in our countries also are not participating actively in the war themselves”.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, no plans of sending troops to Ukraine.
