{"id":13815,"date":"2025-07-05T01:43:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T22:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=13815"},"modified":"2025-07-05T01:43:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T22:43:06","slug":"nato-member-rules-out-sending-troops-to-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=13815","title":{"rendered":"NATO member rules out sending troops to Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Romania will \u201cunder no circumstances\u201d join the conflict militarily, Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan has stated<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Bucharest will not deploy troops to Ukraine under any circumstances, Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan has said, although he indicated that the \u201ceastern flank\u201d<\/em> country will continue to gradually boost its military budget to meet NATO\u00a0demands and align with the broader EU militarization agenda.<\/p>\n

A group of European NATO member states has for months been exploring the formation of a potential force for deployment to Ukraine, as part of a so-called \u201ccoalition of the willing,\u201d<\/em> ostensibly in a post-conflict peacekeeping capacity. Russia has repeatedly warned it would treat any foreign forces fighting alongside Ukrainian troops as legitimate targets, saying such actions could escalate the conflict.<\/p>\n

Speaking during a live interview with broadcaster Antena 3 CNN on Thursday, Bolojan addressed a wave of disinformation suggesting that Romania might become militarily involved.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not sending our young people or children to war,\u201d<\/em> he said<\/a>, dismissing such claims as unfounded and emphasizing that the country\u2019s position remains unchanged. \u201cRomania, under no circumstances, is considering participating in the war \u2013 not before, not now.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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NATO chief \u2018totally understands\u2019 US cutting off weapons for Ukraine<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

However, Bolojan argued that as an \u201ceastern flank\u201d<\/em> country, Romania should \u201cgradually increase defense spending\u201d<\/em> instead of prioritizing investments in \u201croads, hospitals, schools, and more,\u201d<\/em> in order to strengthen its military capabilities and fulfill NATO obligations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t afford to rely on the idea that others \u2013 including the US \u2013 will ensure our protection without us contributing,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n

At a recent summit in The Hague, NATO member states committed to raising military spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, in response to what they described as the \u201clong-term threat posed by Russia to Euro-Atlantic security\u201d<\/em> \u2013 a claim Moscow has repeatedly rejected.<\/p>\n

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European militarization robbing taxpayers \u2013 Lavrov<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Last month, the European Commission approved the potential use of approximately \u20ac335 billion in pandemic recovery<\/a> funds for military-related projects. In May, it introduced a \u20ac150 billion debt facility<\/a> to support so-called defense efforts. Moscow has criticized these steps as further evidence of the bloc\u2019s continued hostility.<\/p>\n

The Kremlin has condemned the EU\u2019s militarization drive and arms transfers to Kiev, describing the conflict as a NATO-led proxy war. President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Western concerns about Russian aggression as \u201cnonsense,\u201d<\/em> accusing NATO of using fear to justify ballooning military budgets and blaming the bloc\u2019s expansion and \u201caggressive behavior\u201d<\/em> for fueling the crisis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Romania will \u201cunder no circumstances\u201d join the conflict militarily, Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan has stated Bucharest will not deploy troops to Ukraine under any circumstances, Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan has…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13816,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t