Asked whether New Zealand would be prepared to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, Christopher Luxon told RNZ that was something he "would be open to".

If there is an ongoing hot war you are not sending peacekeepers, you are sending mercenaries. If the war is over why do you need peacekeepers?

  • Dave@lemmy.nzM
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    3 days ago

    If there is an ongoing hot war you are not sending peacekeepers, you are sending mercenaries.

    The article says he was asked about if there was a cease fire:

    Asked whether New Zealand would be prepared to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine in the event of any ceasefire, Christopher Luxon told RNZ that was something he would consider.

    If the war is over why do you need peacekeepers?

    NZ do a lot of peacekeeping operations. In places that were previously at war. What do you think peacekeepers do?

    • BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nzOP
      2·
      2 days ago

      Peacekeepers are trigger wires. They act as a casus belli when one of them are killed.

      What do you think they do? Do you think they patrol the streets like cops do? Do you think they are building houses and schools? Do you think they are escorting old ladies across the street?