The Danish government and parliament have reached an agreement on sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine. This was announced by Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense Troels Lund Poulsen, according to DR. They stated that the government's initiative received support from a wide range of parliamentary parties.
"It is important that we in Europe send the right signals both to [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and Washington. That is exactly what we are doing today, saying: if it comes to a ceasefire or peace agreement requiring a European presence, Denmark is fundamentally ready to do that," Rasmussen said. Poulsen, in turn, noted that it is too early to talk about specific commitments—this will depend on the further course of events.
According to the Deputy Prime Minister, it is unlikely that peacekeepers will be sent to Ukraine under NATO's auspices. The mission will be organized by individual countries that decide to provide Kyiv with a broad range of guarantees.
"The French and the British are currently taking the initiative to get an idea of what might potentially be needed," Poulsen added.
European countries plan to deploy their troops in Ukraine as security guarantees after the war ends and a peace agreement is signed with Russia. French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have spoken about their readiness to do this, provided the U.S. supports the initiative. Starmer is also planning to send aircraft to Ukraine. He mentioned that 18 countries have already expressed their desire to join the peacekeeping mission. This scenario has been considered by the governments of Canada, Australia, Turkey, Lithuania, and Latvia.
Opposition to sending troops to Ukraine comes from Germany, Italy, Spain, and Poland. The Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, publicly stated this, but promised to continue providing Kyiv with logistical, financial, humanitarian, and military assistance. U.S. President Donald Trump supported the initiative, provided that its format satisfies all parties. However, he excluded the participation of American military forces in the mission, emphasizing that responsibility for security in Europe should lie with the countries of the continent themselves.
