Despite Russia’s warning, Poland continues to propose to send a peacekeeping mission to Ukraine, what does the Czech say?

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said that Poland’s proposal to send peacekeepers to Ukraine is still at a very general level. (Source: Irozhlas)

Polish Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski mentioned the proposal during his visit to Kiev last week. According to German media, the country’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz has opposed sending a similar mission.

Meanwhile, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said that Poland’s proposal is still very general: “The peacekeeping mission in Ukraine is certainly a good idea, but under what conditions, who will organize it? What is its mission, who will be involved, what are its missions and goals? These are the questions we have to answer first.”

Assuming that the Polish side will concretize the proposal at the NATO Summit, Mr. Fiala confirmed that he will discuss with Czech President Miloš Zeman and members of the government to support Warsaw’s proposal.

According to Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Vít Rakusan, sending a peacekeeping mission to Ukraine may make sense after Russia’s special military operation, but it must be properly defined in terms of legal aspects and at the same time discussed at the United Nations.

Regarding President Volodymyr Zelensky’s call to establish a no-fly zone over Ukraine, Prime Minister Fiala said that this would have to be a decision of the whole alliance.

Accordingly, if coming to such a decision, it would be “a whole change in NATO’s defenses and conflict with Russia and that is not really realistic at the moment”.

Earlier, on March 23, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned that the deployment of peacekeepers to Ukraine could lead to a direct confrontation between Russia and NATO.

According to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, any clash between Russian troops and NATO forces could have dire consequences, and the Polish idea was “reckless” and “extremely dangerous.” “.