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AFP, Sputnik and Reuters
Newspaper La Jornada
Thursday, March 17, 2022, p. 4
Brussels. The countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) yesterday closed the door to the possibility of sending a peace mission to Ukraine, as requested by the Polish deputy prime minister, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, although they will reinforce their eastern flank.
We call on Russia, President (Vladimir) Putin to withdraw their troops (from Ukrainian territory), but we have no plans to deploy troops on the ground in Ukraine
reported the secretary general of the military alliance, Jens Stoltenberg.
The official chaired yesterday in Brussels a meeting of defense ministers of the bloc’s countries, in which the idea of sending a peace mission to Ukraine was discussed.
For NATO, the implementation of such a zone can only be carried out with fighter jets from the Atlantic alliance, and would lead to an escalation of unforeseeable consequences.
Deputy Prime Minister Kaczynski traveled to kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, on Tuesday with the prime ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia to meet with President Zelensky and Prime Minister Denys Shmygal.
Kaczynski, leader of the ruling conservative party in Poland, called for a NATO mission capable of defending itself and acting on Ukrainian territory, which is on Ukrainian territory with the agreement of the President and the Government of Ukraine
.
Arriving at NATO headquarters in Brussels, several ministers expressed caution about the idea. I think it is very difficult to conceive of a peacekeeping mission now that there is a war going on, with the intensity that we are seeing
stressed the Minister of Defense of the Netherlands, Kajsa Ollongren.
Estonian Minister Kalle Laanet indicated that we have to study all the possibilities (…) but the sending of a peacekeeping mission must be decided by the UN Security Council
.
Stoltenberg announced that NATO intends to further strengthen its capabilities on the alliance’s eastern flank. We are facing a new reality for our security. Therefore, we must restore our long-term collective defense and deterrence. Today we have charged our military commanders to develop options in all domains
.
A US Air Force C-17 cargo plane has shipped helmets and other non-lethal military equipment donated by Japan to Ukraine. This is the first time an American ship has carried Japanese Self-Defense Forces equipment to another country.
Washington and its allies launched a multilateral task force to confront the Russian oligarchs.
Representatives from Australia, Canada, the European Commission, Germany, Italy, France, Japan and the United Kingdom met virtually with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Attorney General Merrick Garland, the Treasury Department said. of the United States in a statement.
The United States provided a list of 50 priority individuals, the Treasury stated. He made 28 of the names public, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Pope Francis spoke with the Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who is close to Putin, and launched a vibrant prayer for peace, asking forgiveness
for death and violence in the Ukraine, citing Cain and Abel.
