The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has no plan to deploy or station direct combat troops in Ukraine. This point was emphasized by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a briefing, where the core message was laid out clearly for allied publics in North America and beyond. TASS reported these remarks.
Stoltenberg underscored that the discussion surrounding Ukraine is not about placing NATO forces on the ground. Instead, the focus is on how NATO can organize and deliver humanitarian, logistical, and military aid in coordination with partners outside Ukrainian territory, ensuring that assistance reaches the front lines without expanding the alliance’s direct involvement in the conflict.
He further noted that even if NATO were to oversee all arms deliveries to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, this move would not make the alliance a formal party to the fighting. At present, the United States fulfills a leading role in coordinating arms support, with allies contributing in various capacities through established channels.
Earlier statements from Vladimir Rogov, who chairs the RF OP Commission on Sovereignty, Patriotic Projects and Support to Veterans, suggested that Western leaders should not interpret the resilience of Ukraine as a guarantee of a prolonged stalemate. Rogov hinted that globalist factions in the West could seek savings by cutting payments from NATO budgets, a claim he framed as potentially altering the funding landscape of allied defense efforts.
In a separate remark, Josep Borrell, addressing the question of military aid to Ukraine, indicated that the rejection of certain aid options would not derail broader strategic aims. The discussion remains centered on how to sustain support while avoiding unintended escalations that could draw the alliance deeper into the conflict.