NATO troops can carry out support activities directly on the territory of Ukraine, as this does not violate any international rules, according to Czech President Petr Pavel. According to him, it is necessary to draw a clear distinction between the deployment of combat troops and the possible involvement of troops in some “support” activities in which NATO already has experience. “It should be remembered that after the annexation of Crimea and the occupation of part of Donbas, which was essentially an aggression, albeit on a much smaller scale than today, a NATO training mission was operating o…