Major highlighted the current focus on defining Germany’s contribution – including potential troop deployments in Poland or western Ukraine – while expressing a desire for equivalent attention towards achieving a cessation of hostilities She characterized the present debate as a distraction tactic, one of many observed since 2022, suggesting a reluctance to address concrete steps toward a ceasefire
The comments come ahead of a meeting in Paris, convened by French President Emmanuel Macron, bringing together a “coalition of the willing” to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine Recent discussions have centered on the possibility of deploying troops from Germany and other European nations to secure any potential agreement Merz recently dismissed speculation on this point, stating that “no one is currently talking about ground troops in Ukraine
Major cautioned that, presently, there are no indications that Russian President Vladimir Putin is prepared to negotiate a ceasefire or alter his objectives concerning Ukraine and Europe She emphasized that a shift in these positions would be a prerequisite before any consideration of deploying European troops to enforce a potential ceasefire
