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Russian President Yeltsin Welcomes German Participation in UN Peacekeeping Missions

Strategic Insights

Apr 24, 1994 — 1 min read

Russian President Boris Yeltsin recently expressed his support for German participation in United Nations peacekeeping missions in the Commonwealth of Independent States (C.I.S.) and former Yugoslavia. In an interview with the German news magazine 'Der Spiegel', Yeltsin stated that German participation in U.N. peacekeeping missions in the C.I.S. would be an ideal counter-move to the withdrawal of former Soviet troops from Germany. He also emphasized the importance of finding a diplomatic solution to the conflict in former Yugoslavia, rather than resorting to further air attacks against Serbs.

Key Takeaways:

Russian President Boris Yeltsin welcomes German participation in U.N. peacekeeping missions in the C.I.S. and former Yugoslavia, citing it as an ideal counter-move to the withdrawal of former Soviet troops from Germany.
Yeltsin believes that German participation in U.N. peacekeeping missions would serve as a noble mission for the German army.
Yeltsin suggests that Germany's constitutional law should be relaxed to enable freer decision making on the deployment of German troops in U.N. peacekeeping missions.
The deployment of German troops overseas under the U.N. flag is currently being considered by Germany's highest court.
German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel expressed doubts about the likelihood of German peacekeeping missions outside the NATO alliance, citing the difficulty of obtaining approval from the German parliament.
Yeltsin is concerned about further air attacks against Serbs in former Yugoslavia, believing that they could worsen the situation.

Statistics:

The number of Russian troops withdrawn from Germany is not specified in the source material.
No specific numbers are mentioned regarding the deployment of German troops in U.N. peacekeeping missions.
The number of German federal defense force (Bundeswehr) troops considering deployment overseas under the U.N. flag is not provided.

Sources:

Der Spiegel (German news magazine)
Russian President Boris Yeltsin's interview with Der Spiegel
German Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel's television interview

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