Ukraine criticized by allies; Kiev 'secretly happy' with NATO country's move

According to Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak, Ukraine is showing a lack of appreciation for Warsaw's military support.

He stressed that Poland was the first country to send military supplies to Ukraine and accused the Ukrainian leadership of “having no memory of this aid.” Poland’s total assistance to Ukraine is estimated at 100 billion zloty ($26 billion), equivalent to 3.3% of Poland’s GDP.

Ukraine 'secretly happy' with NATO country's move

French Minister for European Affairs Benjamin Haddad recently reiterated French President Emmanuel Macron's stance on military support for Ukraine. According to him, France does not rule out the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine.

Ukraine 'secretly happy' with NATO country's move. Photo: RIA

" President Macron has said many times, we cannot rule anything out and that remains true, especially for training missions, " said Mr Haddad.

According to him, "France's position is still not to rule out the possibility of deploying ground troops to Ukraine."

The French official added that Paris believes that Ukraine must be put on a defensive posture and that the only country that has chosen to escalate since February 24, 2022, is Russia.

“ Russia has chosen to close the door to diplomacy. That is why President Macron believes we should stop setting red lines and rely on what we call strategic ambiguity ,” Haddad noted.

The European affairs minister revealed that Mr Macron had urged a policy change that would allow Ukraine to attack military bases inside Russia with sophisticated long-range weapons.

Earlier, President Macron spoke about the possibility of creating a coalition of military trainers in Ukraine to prepare the country's soldiers for a campaign against Russia.

" We want a coalition to work effectively, and some of our partners have already made agreements . We will use the coming days to finalize the broadest possible coalition that meets Ukraine's needs ," Macron said.

President Macron did not name the countries that had pledged to send trainers to Ukraine. He argued that sending experts to conduct training in Ukraine would not provoke a reaction from Russia.

“ We are not in conflict with Russia. We do not want escalation, but we want to do everything in our power to help Ukraine resist ,” Mr Macron said.

French forces have trained about 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers in France and other NATO countries. Lithuania and Estonia have also publicly suggested they are ready to deploy trainers in Ukraine.

Source: https://congthuong.vn/ukraine-bi-dong-minh-chi-trich-kiev-mung-tham-vi-dong-thai-cua-quoc-gia-nato-349867.html