Scholz comments on potential deployment of German peacekeepers in Ukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has evaded a clear answer to questions about potential participation of the German military in a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine if such an idea ever comes up as a result of negotiations. He has said that it is currently out of the question. 

As reported by Spiegel, Scholz was asked about the potential involvement of German peacekeepers shortly after Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was asked the same question.

When asked about Germany's potential role, Baerbock said that Germany would "support anything that would serve peace in the future". Many journalists interpreted her answer to mean that she was open to German peacekeepers taking part if the question of such a mission by Western allies arose at some point in the future.

Scholz noted that the minister's response was neither a confirmation nor a denial, and added that "in the current situation", presence of German troops in Ukraine is out of the question. 

The idea of a demilitarised zone and European peacekeepers being deployed in Ukraine  is supposedly in one of the plans that the advisers are thinking of offering to Trump to "quickly end the war", which triggered discussions about such a hypothetical mission after the information was leaked to the media. 

Discussions about the potential deployment of Western troops to Ukraine were also sparked by French foreign minister's statement that Paris had "no red lines" in its support for Ukraine. 

The UK and Italy stated that they were not currently considering sending their military to Ukraine.

Nonetheless, former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke in favour of the UK military's participation in the defence of Ukraine's borders as part of "any potential peace agreement".