By KYIV. Dec 16 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Croatian Parliament on Friday voted against the country’s participation in the EU Military Assistance Mission Ukraine (EUMAM), Associated Press reported.
The government needed a two-thirds majority in parliament to get such a decision approved. The proposal did not pass because 97 out of parliament’s 151 members backed it – four fewer than needed. Ten lawmakers were against while the rest abstained or were not present during the vote.
The vote in parliament was held after Croatian President Zoran Milanovic previously had refused to sign off on the proposal, saying it was not in accordance with the Constitution. He has advocated that Croatia offer only humanitarian aid to Ukraine in the face of Russia’s invasion.
Croatia was to host up to 100 Ukrainian soldiers in the country while about 80 Croatian instructors would travel abroad to help train Ukrainians in other EU countries.
