President Pavel: Czechia should be part of potential peacekeeping force in Ukraine

Czech President Petr Pavel is convinced that Czech troops should be part of the peacekeeping force in Ukraine after a peace agreement is concluded. The Czech head of state, who paid a two-day visit to Ukraine this week, said this in an interview for Jevropejska Pravda website published on Sunday. He said the Czech Republic is already part of the "coalition of the willing", a group of countries that are discussing a possible peacekeeping force and further ways to help Ukraine, and noted that if and when a common will to deploy such a force is found, the Czech Republic should be part of it. He added that in this way it would also be working for its own security.