Poland to propose creation of peacekeeping mission in Ukraine at extraordinary NATO summit – PM

11:06, 19.03.2022 1 min read

Poland plans to submit a proposal to create a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine at an extraordinary NATO summit, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Friday.

According to CNN, Morawiecki said at a press conference in Warsaw that "a proposal for a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine will be formally presented at the next NATO summit."

At the same time, the prime minister, answering a question about whether he believes that NATO would unanimously support the creation of such a mission in Ukraine, said that "Poland is very actively involved in the relevant discussions both in NATO and in the EU, and it is it who urges them to take the following action."

Earlier, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced that he was convening an extraordinary NATO summit on March 24 to discuss the situation around Ukraine.

For her part, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that U.S. President Joe Biden "would take part in an extraordinary NATO summit on March 24."