The Swedish politician said this in an interview with the Nikkei newspaper.

“I think there has been deep misunderstanding and misunderstanding on this issue,” Bildt argues.

According to him, the issue of sending NATO troops to Ukraine was never on the agenda.

Earlier, French leader Emmanuel Macron noted that the possibility of sending troops from Western countries to Ukraine cannot be ruled out. 

According to the head of the French Foreign Ministry, Stephane Sejournet, France will not send its troops to Ukraine to conduct military operations.