By Anadolu staff
BERLIN (AA) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Monday it was not the right time to discuss deploying peacekeeping troops in Ukraine, emphasizing that no discussions should proceed without Kyiv's involvement.
At the conclusion of emergency talks with European leaders in Paris, Scholz told reporters that European countries would maintain their support for Ukraine and underlined that Ukrainians must be part of any peace negotiations.
Asked about Germany's stance on security guarantees for Ukraine, including potential peacekeeping troops, Scholz responded: “It is completely premature and the completely wrong time to have this discussion now.”
“I am frankly quite irritated by these debates,” Scholz said. “People are talking over the heads of Ukrainians about the outcome of peace talks that haven’t even started, that Ukraine hasn’t agreed to, and that weren't even on the table.“
He highlighted the uncertainty of the prospects for peace talks and their potential outcome.
“This is therefore an inappropriate debate at the wrong time and about the wrong topic. We are not yet at peace, but in the middle of a war waged brutally by Russia,” he said.