Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares stated that discussing troop deployment in Ukraine is premature, emphasizing the necessity of achieving peace first. He stressed that future considerations about military involvement must clarify the mission, the force composition, and the mandate. This statement comes on the heels of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressing a willingness to deploy UK troops if required. These discussions take place amid changing dynamics as European leaders prepare to meet in Paris to address shifting policies regarding the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, notably influenced by US President Donald Trump's recent engagement with Russia.
It is too early at the moment to talk about deploying troops in Ukraine. There is no peace at the moment, and the effort has to be to achieve it as soon as possible.
When we have peace, we will have to see what conditions that peace requires. And whenever there is talk of any kind of deployment of forces, we have to consider what the mission is.
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