Poland rules out sending troops to Ukraine amid peacekeeping discussions

Poland has definitively ruled out sending its troops to Ukraine as part of a potential peacekeeping mission following the end of hostilities.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk made this clear in a statement before departing for Paris to attend an emergency summit on Ukraine, Caliber.Az reports per foreign media.

"Poland will support Ukraine as it has done so far: organisationally, in accordance with our financial capabilities, in terms of humanitarian and military aid," Tusk told reporters.

"We do not plan to send Polish soldiers to the territory of Ukraine. We will ... give logistical and political support to the countries that will possibly want to provide such guarantees in the future, such physical guarantees."

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned against questioning Europe's alliance with the United States, following a week of tensions that have left many European nations concerned about the reliability of Washington’s support. There are growing fears that US President Donald Trump could pursue a peace deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin, one that could undermine Kyiv and broader European security.

"Poland ... can and must play a positive role," Tusk stated. "By this I mean (ensuring) the closest possible cooperation between Poland, Ukraine, the European Union, the United States, European countries such as Great Britain and Norway. There can be no place for either the European Union or the United States."

Tusk emphasized that now is not the time to consider alternatives to the NATO transatlantic military alliance. He also stressed that countries offering security guarantees to Ukraine must be certain they can fulfill them.

"We must show that we are capable of much greater investment in our defence capabilities," he asserted. "I will ask the prime ministers if they are ready to take decisions for real."

By Vafa Guliyeva