what the leaders of the countries say – UNIAN
To carry out the operation, a UN mandate is needed.
A meeting of leaders of member countries of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) is currently taking place in Tallinn. Officials are discussing increased control over Russian ships in the Baltic and the possibility of a peacekeeping operation in Ukraine. As Yle writes, the issue of sending peacekeepers to Ukraine is also raised at other meetings of European leaders.
“Even before peace comes, it must be clearly stated that no option can be ruled out,” Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur told reporters before the meeting.
In his opinion, the West should help Kyiv guarantee peace as long as Ukraine is not a NATO member. At the same time, the commander of the Estonian Defense Forces, Andrus Merilo, added that Ukraine must be provided with weapons in order…
