08/20/2025August 20, 2025
German troops likely to be deployed to Ukraine, politician says
soldiers are expected to be sent for peacekeeping in the event of a permanent , a German politician has said.
In an interview on Wednesday, Thomas Röwekamp, the chairman of the Defence Committee in the Bundestag, expressed that both Europeans and Ukrainians have had poor experiences with commitments.
Röwekamp told the WDR broadcaster, this was the main reason why effective military deterrence is needed.
“That also means that German soldiers will ensure in future, after a peace agreement with Russia, that peace is maintained permanently,” he said.
Providing examples of the types of support the Bundeswehr could provide, Röwekamp pointed towards logistics, as well as training Ukrainian soldiers.
“There is a whole range of military capabilities that we have in the Bundeswehr [military] that can permanently secure peace in Ukraine,” the committee chairman added.
“It is a matter of giving Ukraine a binding assurance, including military assurance, that in the event of a renewed attack by Russia, the Europeans, together with American troops, are prepared to repel an attack,” he said. “The safest way to prevent another military confrontation would be to deter the Russian army from such a war with a strong troop presence.”
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