NATO allies refused Wednesday to back a Polish call for the alliance to send an armed peace mission to Ukraine, but vowed to keep supplying arms despite threats from Moscow. <\/p>\n
Polands Vice Premier, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, suggested a peacekeeping deployment in Ukraine to provide humanitarian aid during a visit to Kyiv on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
But NATO defence ministers were wary over the idea as they arrived in Brussels for urgent talks on Russias war against its neighbour. <\/p>\n
Im afraid were still in too early stages to talk about that, said Dutch Defence Minister Kajsa Ollongren.<\/p>\n
First we have to have a ceasefire. We have to see a withdrawal from Russia. There has to be some kind of agreement between Ukraine and Russia, and I think the talks are still going on.<\/p>\n
She added: Its always good to think about what comes after that, but first, we need to achieve that.<\/p>\n
Estonian Defence Minister Kalle Laanet said that a proposed peacekeeping mission was one of the possibilities and, of course, we have to look to all the possibilities which can help Ukraine.<\/p>\n
But he said a deployment would need the backing of the United Nations Security Council where Russia holds a veto.<\/p>\n
Britains defence minister Ben Wallace said he would need to look at the details first before making any decisions about what happens.<\/p>\n
NATO has rebuffed pleas from Ukraine to intervene in the conflict, including imposing a no-fly zone to help halt Russian bombings.<\/p>\n
The US-led alliance says its direct involvement in non-member state Ukraine could spark a confrontation with Russia that may spill over into nuclear war.<\/p>\n
NATO allies have instead been sending weapons to help Ukrainian forces to defend their country, especially vitally needed portable anti-tank and anti-aircraft missile systems.<\/p>\n
Moscow has warned that any deliveries are legitimate targets for its military to strike.<\/p>\n
But NATO defence ministers insisted they would keep arms flowing to Ukraine.<\/p>\n
We support their ability to defend themselves and well continue to support them going forward, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said.<\/p>\n
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