Croatia refuses to participate in the EU mission to train Ukrainian forces

2022-12-16 23:04:02, Kosova & Bota CNA

Croatia refuses to participate in the EU mission to train Ukrainian forces

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Croatian lawmakers on December 16 rejected a proposal for Croatia to join an EU mission in support of the Ukrainian military.

The Croatian government needed 101 votes – in the 151-seat Parliament – ??to reach the two-thirds vote to pass the proposal.

However, this proposal was supported by 97 MPs and opposed by 10.

In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Union agreed in October to create the Military Assistance Mission to support Ukraine, and appointed a Polish general to lead the training.

Shumica e trajnimeve është thënë se do të kryhen në Poloni.

Njëzet e dy nga 27 shtetet anëtare të BE-së kanë konfirmuar pjesëmarrjen e tyre në këtë mision.

Presidenti i Kroacisë, Zoran Millanoviç, që është komandant suprem i forcave të armatosura kroate, e ka kundërshtuar këtë propozim, që do të kërkonte që trupat ukrainase të trajnoheshin në Kroaci.

Millanoviq tha se Kroacia nuk duhet të përfshihet në luftë dhe se propozimi do të shkelte Kushtetutën kroate, sepse në propozim nuk qartësohej baza për shpalljen e Ukrainës si shtet aleat, duke qenë se Kievi nuk është anëtar i Bashkimit Evropian apo NATO-s.

Opposition MPs in Croatia have stated that they did not want to become hostage to political disagreements between senior heads of state. They also argued that the Constitution does not provide for the Parliament to take decisions on matters that are usually approved by the President, in agreement with the Government.

The Prime Minister of Croatia, Andrej Plenkovic, has dismissed criticism that legal procedures were violated when the executive sent the proposal to Parliament, hoping to win two-thirds of the votes.

"Participation in this military mission is simply a consistent, principled and rational decision of Croatia, in its national interest," Plenkovic said, calling it a choice between Ukraine and the regime of Russian President Vladimir Putin./ REL