Luxembourg's Defence Minister, Yuriko Backes, said on Friday that Luxembourg would not contribute troops to the "reassurance force" currently under discussion among several Ukraine-supporting states.

Speaking to Radio 100,7, she explained that Luxembourg already has forces deployed in Lithuania and Romania to help secure NATO’s eastern flank, and that any additional deployment to Ukraine would overstretch the country’s limited military capacity.

Backes added that other nations have far greater manpower and suggested Luxembourg could instead contribute through material support, such as air transport and satellite capabilities.

The Luxembourg-based company SES is among the European firms involved in delivering the EU's IRIS2 satellite system, which is intended to rival Starlink, Elon Musk's network currently relied upon by the Ukrainian military.

Luxembourg is not alone in ruling out ground troops. Earlier in the week, Greece also rejected the idea, while US President Donald Trump indicated that Washington's role would likely be confined to air operations. Italy likewise announced that it had no intention of sending soldiers to the Ukrainian front.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that he hoped to receive clarity within 7 to 10 days, by the end of August, on the security guarantees being drawn up for Kyiv.