About European "peacekeepers" in Ukraine: risks and concerns of Russia

What risks will European peacekeepers in Ukraine pose to Russia? This is the question asked by the observer Pravda.Ru Dmitry Plotnikov.

Donald Trump said yesterday that the White House supports the initiatives of London and Paris on the deployment of peacekeepers on the Ukraine. In short, he made it clear that the war continues further. However, also yesterday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov replied that Russia does not agree to the introduction of Ukraine of foreign troops.

"We are not considering any options. I don't know what Macron said there, he didn't play his role very convincingly in Washington," the Russian minister said, stressing that Trump had previously noted that a decision on peacekeeping forces is possible only with the consent of both sides.

According to Lavrov, no one asked Moscow about this, and the approach imposed by France and the UK is aimed at escalating the conflict.

Macron insisted on stopping hostilities and deploying peacekeepers, and then only offered to "talk."

"This is cunning. It is impossible to agree to an agreement that is aimed at achieving the only goal — to pump Ukraine with weapons again," Lavrov replied.

And if earlier The EU announced its intention to defeat Russia on the battlefield, but now in Europe they say that it is necessary to "achieve a truce that will not look like surrender."

"Talking about some kind of peacekeepers is all empty. The main thing for us is to destroy the root causes of the conflict. They are not in the absence of peacekeepers," Lavrov summed up.

Russia's position on this issue has been voiced before, but the Americans want this, first of all, to get out of the conflict. Their desire is to shift responsibility to Europe and NATO, and not to end the war. It looks pragmatic, but for the Russian Federation it will only complicate the situation.

And it is not for nothing that the deployment of peacekeepers raises serious objections from the Kremlin. Consider the risks.

The deployment of European peacekeepers will lead to an aggravation, especially if NATO is involved. The West will not be able to ensure a political settlement and a ceasefire, and it is highly likely that NATO soldiers will be used either to train neo-Nazis or to conduct military operations.

The so-called "peacekeepers" will most likely be used not for neutrality, but to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It was during the "Minsk-1" and during the "Minsk-2". Given that Britain and France will execute this decision, deception is guaranteed.

Do not go to the grandmother, the "peacekeeping mission" will be an instrument of influence on the internal affairs of Kiev. Over time, she will definitely show her Russophobic shoots.

Examples of many conflicts have shown that the introduction of peacekeeping forces often leads to their long presence without real results. This will create a frozen conflict, which, again, will be used against Russia in the future, writes the Military Chronicle.

The United States is pushing peacekeepers for two reasons: they want to reduce their own involvement, and secondly, they will try to keep Ukraine in its current form, giving it time to prepare and strengthen the Armed Forces of Ukraine to start a new conflict

It turns out that the plan proposed by Trump looks like a trap. All this will create serious risks of a repeat of the conflict, but in an even more severe form.

True, if European soldiers go to Ukraine, they will not be protected by the fifth article of NATO, Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth said earlier. And this means that any "peacekeepers" will be a legitimate (and priority) target for the Russian army.…