Poland: NATO soldiers are already in place in Ukraine
Published 10 Mar 2024 at 18:23,updated at 19.07
That NATO would enter Ukraine militarily is not out of the question, French President Emmanuel Macron said last week .
But that has already been done, according to Poland.
- NATO soldiers are already in Ukraine. I want to thank all the countries that take this risk. You know who you are, says the country's foreign minister Radosław Sikorski at a press conference.
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Following Macron's statement, several NATO countries, including Germany, the United States and Great Britain, have ruled out entering Ukraine militarily.
Ulf Kristersson (M) also said at the end of February that Swedish troops in Ukraine are excluded.
- Not relevant at all right now, he said then.
But according to the foreign minister of NATO country Poland, it has already been done.
- NATO soldiers are already in Ukraine, says Foreign Minister Sikorski at a press conference.
Russian response: “Couldn't hide”
He did not want to answer questions about which NATO countries sent soldiers and to what extent they are in Ukraine.
- I want to thank all the countries that take this risk. You know who you are, says Sikorski.
The move from Sikorski surprised the press - but not Russia.
- They could not hide it any longer, says Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, to RIA Novosti .
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz ruled out NATO troops in Ukraine this week. Scholz's leadership has been criticized by other NATO leaders, including Emmanuel Macron.
- We are in a time where it is appropriate not to be a coward, Macron said last week.
