"German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius was sharply critical of comments reportedly made by EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen regarding military security guarantees for Ukraine. In statements carried by British newspaper the Financial Times, von der Leyen said that "precise plans" are being drawn up for a multinational troop deployment to Ukraine."
"On Monday, Pistorius said he believed that publicly discussing such topics before Kyiv and Moscow sat at the negotiating table was "completely wrong." "Apart from the fact that the European Union has no jurisdiction or competence whatsoever when it comes to the deployment of troops - regardless of for whom or for what I would be very cautious about confirming or commenting on such considerations in any way,""
Ursula von der Leyen said Europe was preparing "pretty precise plans" to send troops to Ukraine as part of post-conflict security guarantees. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius criticized those comments as premature and said publicly discussing such deployments before Kyiv and Moscow negotiated was "completely wrong." Pistorius emphasized that the European Union has no jurisdiction or competence over troop deployments and urged caution about confirming or commenting on such considerations. Kyiv condemned the China-hosted Shanghai Cooperation Organization for omitting the war in Ukraine from its closing declaration. Von der Leyen's plane was reportedly hit by suspected Russian GPS jamming.
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