Not sending troops to Ukraine: NATO

A conference in support of Ukraine with European leaders and government representatives at Elysee presidential palace, Paris. Pic/AP

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told The Associated Press that the military alliance has no plans to send combat troops into Ukraine amid reports that some Western countries may be considering putting boots on the ground in the war-ravaged country.

Stoltenberg said that "NATO allies are providing unprecedented support to Ukraine. We have done that since 2014 and stepped up after the full-scale invasion. But there are no plans for NATO combat troops on the ground in Ukraine".

Ahead of a trip to Paris on Monday, where top officials from over 20 countries discussed options to increase help for Ukraine, Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico said that some countries are weighing whether to strike bilateral deals to send troops to Ukraine to help it fend off the Russian invasion.

French President Emmanuel Macron also said Monday that sending Western troops on the ground in Ukraine should not be "ruled out" in the future, as Russia's full-scale invasion grinds into a third year.

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