Ambassador of Belgium told about conditions of sending military contingent to Ukraine

This was stated by Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Ukraine Luc Jacobs in an interview with Ukrinform.

“When it comes to “boots on the ground”, the military contingent and so on, our prime minister stated to the media that this is certainly something Belgium would look at from the positive point of view, but there is a note of caution at this stage,” the diplomat said.

He noted that such a step would only take place if a number of conditions are met. This includes “a solid and fair peace agreement, that we have a solid mandate as well, and that the circumstances are such that this presence on the ground would indeed serve its purpose.”

The Ambassador also praised the first meeting of the President of Ukraine with the Prime Minister of Belgium Bart de Wever, which took place on March 6 in Brussels.

“For our prime minister, it was the opportunity to reaffirm the support of the new Belgian government for Ukraine to strengthen Ukraine's position at the negotiating table and in achieving a just and lasting peace with the understanding, of course, that, a just peace with solid security guarantees is the only ultimately sustainable peace,” Jacobs said.

The Ambassador confirmed that Belgium is ready to join the peace process together with its European partners.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, during President Zelensky's meeting with the head of the Belgian government, special attention was paid to Ukraine's defense needs. First of all, the supply of artillery systems and shells for them, as well as investments in the Ukrainian production of long-range drones and missiles. The parties also discussed Ukraine's integration into the EU.