Zelensky should contact the countries ready to introduce troops to Ukraine - the Armed Forces officer (video)

Lapin expressed surprise about why President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Parliament do not ask for help with NATO troops to strengthen the border with Belarus. He believes that such a step can be a key to ensuring the security of the country. "I can't understand why President Zelensky does not ask NATO troops why Parliament does not vote for such an appeal. If we are talking about NATO's appeal now, then this is one story.

Well, then let's not contact the Alliance , but there is a position of each country separately, namely the position of France, the Baltic States, Finland, who have said that they consider. , - said Lapin. In addition, the Armed Forces officer suggested that experts and units that serve Patriot could be located in the Lviv region to maintain border defense. He also emphasized the possibility of placing French experts with SAMP/T system in other regions of Ukraine to strengthen defense.

"I did not see problems in NATO at a time when the French legion went to Africa, there were 10 thousand personnel. I would not mind if they, for example, strengthened our northwestern border with Belarus, thus this way We would have released our units that are sitting at the border so that they go to the boys near the city of Yar. Do not worry about the French, your children will not fight us until we beat, "Lapin added.

The Armed Forces officer noted that Ukraine has problems with mobilization, staffing and trained personnel. If we talk about the operation of F-16 aircraft expected Kiev, 10 to 20 people are required to serve each board. "Why couldn't any aircraft service unit come here? It would be a rear unit, not an advanced unit," Lapin summarized. On February 27, French President Emmanuel Macron admitted NATO troops to help Ukraine. This statement was the subject of lively discussions among Kyiv's partners.

Shortly thereafter, they explained in Paris that there was no direct reference to the troops to actively participate in military operations. Some NATO member states have expressed their readiness to consider this opportunity, including Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Canada. However, most countries spoke against Macron's position. Western media noted that the unexpected statement of Macron only exacerbated the aversion between him and the German Chancellor Olaf Scholts.

At the same time, on March 7, Macron, while meeting with political parties on March 7, said France does not put "no boundaries" and "no red lines" in his support of Ukraine, which is at war with Russia. On March 21, VesPicker of the State Duma Petro Tolstoy in an interview with the French media stated that Russia would kill all the French soldiers who will appear in Ukraine. According to him, the French who want to send soldiers to the war "provoke the Third World War.

" The next day, March 22, the head of the General Staff of the French Armed Forces, General Thierry Burkhar, stated that Russia should not expect that the West would restrict its support to Ukraine only supplying weapons. On March 31, in an interview with Financial Times, Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen supported the idea of ​​French President Emmanuel Macron about the need to demonstrate Russia that Western countries clearly express their support for Ukraine.