European countries clash over sending troops to Ukraine

Archived version: [https://archive.fo/FrXV2](https://archive.fo/FrXV2)

# Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland express reluctance after Britain says it is prepared to commit forces

Further reading:

[https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/50-battle-ready-germany-misses-military-targets-despite-scholzs-overhaul-2025-02-13/](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/50-battle-ready-germany-misses-military-targets-despite-scholzs-overhaul-2025-02-13/)

[https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/fast-moving-ukraine-diplomacy-means-europeans-must-do-more-official-says-2025-02-17/](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/fast-moving-ukraine-diplomacy-means-europeans-must-do-more-official-says-2025-02-17/)

[https://www.reuters.com/world/uk-pm-starmer-says-us-must-provide-security-guarantee-ukraine-deter-russia-2025-02-18/](https://www.reuters.com/world/uk-pm-starmer-says-us-must-provide-security-guarantee-ukraine-deter-russia-2025-02-18/)

[UK military too ‘run down’ to lead Ukraine peace mission, says ex-Army chief – BBC; https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czep44jn9jyo](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czep44jn9jyo)

[https://wavellroom.com/2025/02/14/the-state-we-are-in-british-army-decline/](https://wavellroom.com/2025/02/14/the-state-we-are-in-british-army-decline/)

[https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-nato-armed-forces/](https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-nato-armed-forces/)

[https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/us-clarity-underscores-ukraines-peril](https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/us-clarity-underscores-ukraines-peril)

[https://warontherocks.com/2025/02/the-superpower-has-left-the-building-munich-2025/](https://warontherocks.com/2025/02/the-superpower-has-left-the-building-munich-2025/)

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