The German government has so far been resistant to backing any deployment plan, but Nico Lange, a former chief of staff at Germany's defense ministry who is now a fellow at think tank CEPA, says "it costs nothing" for Baerbock to indicate Berlin will back any international peace effort.

Baerbock emphasized that Germany would support any long-term peace measures, suggesting that an international military presence could complement security guarantees, such as NATO membership. When asked about Germany’s potential role in an international presence in Ukraine,

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has announced that Germany is prepared to send military forces to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping mission if a ceasefire with Russia is achieved. Speaking at a NATO meeting in Brussels,