Swedish Radio on February 17 quoted Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard as saying that Sweden does not rule out the possibility of deploying soldiers to Ukraine as part of a post-conflict peacekeeping force.
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| Swedish Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard. (Source: Reuters) |
The Swedish Foreign Minister's statement came after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that the country was ready to send troops to Ukraine to carry out peacekeeping missions.
The move is aimed at demonstrating to the US that European countries should have a "seat" in negotiations to end the conflict.
"First, we need to negotiate a just and lasting peace that respects international law, respects Kiev and, most importantly, ensures that Russia cannot retreat, consolidate its forces and attack Ukraine or another country in the next few years," Maria Malmer Stenergard stressed.
At the same time, Ms. Stenergard affirmed that "it is necessary to ensure that peace can be maintained", at which time the Swedish government will not rule out the possibility of deploying peacekeeping troops to Ukraine.
On the same day, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Saudi Arabia ahead of scheduled talks with Russian officials to seek a solution to end the nearly three-year conflict with Ukraine.
Previously, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on February 16 also announced that he was "ready and willing" to send troops to Ukraine to enforce any peace agreement, and said that considering deploying British soldiers to the "dangerous path" in Ukraine was not an easy decision.
It was the first time Mr Starmer had explicitly said he was considering deploying British peacekeepers to Ukraine, and the announcement came just ahead of a meeting with European leaders in Paris on 17 February.
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