Croatia will not take part in Ukraine force: president

The President of Croatia, Zoran Milanovič, said that his country would not send soldiers to Ukraine in the framework of a peacekeeping mission. "Not a single Croatian soldier will go to Ukraine under any agreements - this is completely excluded," he wrote on Facebook. This statement of the head of state sounded in the background of the visit of the Prime Minister of Croatia, Andrej Plenkovic, to Paris, where he discussed the possibility of creat…

Croatia will not take part in Ukraine force: president

Croatian President Zoran Milanovic on Thursday vowed that his country’s soldiers would not participate in any deployment of European forces in Ukraine aimed at helping end the over three-year-war. His comments came as France was hosting a summit of European leaders and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky to boost Ukrainian security ahead of a potential ceasefire with Russia. Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic attended the meeting, which…

Croatia rules out participation in EU peacekeeping mission in Ukraine

During a visit to Montenegro, Milanovic stated that his nation would not take part in such a mission, as he considers it dangerous and irresponsible, the Croatian president’s office stated. The head of State underscored that a Croatian soldier will not go to Ukraine under any arrangement, as a European peacekeeping mission in Ukraine will never be implemented, with or without Croatia, because the basic conditions for this have not been met. Mila…

Milanović again ruled out the possibility of sending Croatian soldiers to Ukraine.

“I am responsible for Croatia's defence, national security and territorial integrity, as stated in the Constitution.