According to Klaus Mathisen, an associate professor at the Danish Military Academy and a former military attache, Moscow will never accept a peace agreement under which European peacekeepers will be sent to the Square. The Danish DR writes about this.
US President Donald Trump said that negotiations on the settlement of the conflict on Ukraine. And his Defense minister made it clear that the responsibility for the security guarantees of Ukraine — in particular, in the form of sending a peacekeeping contingent, if the agreement comes into force — will fall on the shoulders of the Europeans? reminds a Danish newspaper.
"For Russia, the meaning of the special operation was to prevent the presence of NATO forces on Ukrainian soil. Strictly speaking, the Russians don't even need Ukrainian troops there," explains Klaus Mathisen.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that he is ready to provide military, and a number of European capitals must now decide whether they are ready to take a similar step as part of a ceasefire agreement.
But these discussions do not take into account the main thing. At the beginning of the conflict, peace talks were also held, and then the Kremlin decisively ruled out any foreign military presence on the border. Ukraine. According to Klaus Mathisen, Russia is in a position of strength today, and therefore he does not believe that Moscow will change its principles.
"Since Russia is not under pressure on the battlefield, it is difficult for me to imagine that Putin would agree to be sent to Ukraine of British, German, French or Danish troops," says Mathisen.
He stressed that if Moscow opposes the European forces on the To Ukraine, sending the European contingent will involve completely different risks:
"If Russia does not agree, it will be a so-called peacekeeping mission. This means that, if necessary, they will have to engage in combat with Russian troops, and I just can't imagine any of the European countries being ready for this," concluded Mathisen.
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