{"id":390651,"date":"2025-09-02T01:18:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T01:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/390651\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T01:18:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T01:18:20","slug":"germany-rejects-von-der-leyens-ukraine-troop-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/390651\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany Rejects Von Der Leyen\u2019s Ukraine Troop Proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius speaks during a press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (not pictured), after a cabinet meeting at the Defence Ministry in Berlin, Germany August 27, 2025. REUTERS\/Christian Mang\/File Photo<\/p>\n

Germany<\/a>\u2018s defence minister on Monday strongly dismissed as premature the remarks made by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen<\/a> regarding plans to send European troops to Ukraine, stating that she did not have the mandate to discuss the issue.<\/p>\n

Von der Leyen told the Financial Times in an interview published on Sunday that Europe is drawing up \u201cpretty precise plans\u201d for a multinational troop deployment to Ukraine as part of post-conflict security guarantees that will have the backing of U.S. capabilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose are things that you don\u2019t discuss before you sit down at the negotiating table with many parties that have a say in the matter,\u201d the minister, Boris Pistorius, told journalists during a visit to an ammunition factory in Cologne on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would know better than to comment or confirm such considerations in any way, apart from the fact that the European Union has no mandate or competency whatsoever when it comes to positioning troops,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

European Troops<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leyen told the FT that the deployment is set to include potentially tens of thousands of European-led troops, backed by assistance from the U.S., including command and control systems and intelligence and surveillance assets.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Trump reassured us that there will be (an) American presence as part of the backstop,\u201d von der Leyen told the FT, adding that \u201cThat was very clear and repeatedly affirmed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The deployment is set to include potentially tens of thousands of European-led troops, backed by assistance from the U.S., including control and command systems and intelligence and surveillance assets, the report said, adding that this arrangement was agreed at a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and senior European leaders last month.<\/p>\n

European leaders, including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and von der Leyen, are expected to gather in Paris on Thursday, at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron, to continue the high-level discussions on Ukraine, the FT reported, citing three diplomats briefed on the plans.<\/p>\n

(With inputs from Reuters)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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