Several countries support idea of ​​sending peacekeepers to Ukraine, while general discussions ongoing - MFA

Spoken of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Heorhii Tykhyi stated that several countries support the idea of ​​sending a peacekeeping mission to Ukraine.

According to European Pravda, Tykhyi said this during a conversation with media representatives.

"Indeed, in addition to France, there are several other countries that express their readiness to take such a step," - said the spokesman for the Ukrainian MFA.

At the same time, he emphasized that it is too early to talk about any specific details of the peacekeeping mission.

According to him, the idea of ​​sending peacekeepers to Ukraine is at the stage of general discussion.

He added that Ukraine welcomes such discussions.

"We believe that there should be no taboos in the formats of support for Ukraine from partners," Tykhyi noted.

Sending peacekeeping mission to Ukraine

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on December 9, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy allowed the presence of foreign troops in Ukraine as a security guarantee for a while until the country becomes a NATO member.

Recall, on December 10, the Polish agency Rzeczpospolita wrote that on December 12, French President Emmanuel Macron is allegedly going to visit Poland to discuss sending peacekeepers to Ukraine with the country's leadership.

Macron did visit Poland, but the country's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said after the meeting with him that Warsaw does not plan to send troops to Ukraine after a possible ceasefire.

Later, The Wall Street Journal wrote that US President-elect Donald Trump supported the idea of ​​a peacekeeping mission, but rejected the participation of American servicemen in it.

We also wrote that Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said he was ready to send peacekeepers to Ukraine.

And the day before, Reuters wrote that European officials believe that the number of peacekeeping troops in Ukraine should be approximately 100,000 people.