“Doomed Symbolism”: Foreign Policy explained why peacekeepers from Europe would not work in Ukraine

The media revealed why peacekeepers in Ukraine will become symbolic / photo wikipedia.orgThe European peacekeeping initiative in Ukraine will rather be symbolism without real ability to influence the situation, writes Foreign Policy.

European leaders plan to create a peacekeeping “coalition of those who want” 10,000-40,000 servicemen from the EU and the United Kingdom. The condition for deployment is an agreement to cease fire with Russia. France and the United Kingdom are the main initiators.

• Britain: seeks to restore the impact in Europe after Brexit.
• France: implements the idea of ​​”strategic autonomy”.
• EU in general: seeks to preserve the presence in the negotiations that the US is mainly conducting on its own.
• USA: Due to Trump’s unpredictability, the support of the United States is no longer perceived as guaranteed.

Problems of mission implementationInsufficient number: even the minimum 10,000 soldiers are difficult to gather-NATO key countries, such as Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland, will not participate.

Lack of resources: no logistics, infrastructure and air transportation. Europe rests on the United States in all critical components of military operations.

Risk readiness: States are not ready to place troops on the forefront due to risks and insufficient reserves for rotation.

In addition, internal political factors will be interfered with. In particular, in Britain, 58% of voters support the participation of the army in peacekeeping missions.

The French public approves the idea, but is not ready for the participation of troops in the missions on the forefront. 73% of the French do not consider the US a reliable ally.

Military criticsThe plan is called “political theater” without a clear purpose. Proposals for 64,000 peacekeepers are recognized as unrealistic – 256,000 people are required to support this number.

Estonia, Finland, Lithuania and Latvia against the movement of NATO forces from their territories to Ukraine.

Their presence on the eastern flank of the Alliance is considered critical for containing Russia.

In addition, there is a fears that peacekeepers can become a target if the ceasefire is broken. The deployment of small forces without a clear mandate will only exacerbate Europe.

In the event of an attack on forces, it is unclear whether Art. 5 NATO.

According to the magazine, the potential peacekeeping mission will be more effective, weighing in several important aspects. In particular, analysts indicate the need to rethink the role of peacekeepers: the placement of forces not as combat, but as air, anti -missile and counter -strand support.

It is noted that without US participation, the project is doomed to symbolism. The mission should be under the command of the United States.

The peacekeeping contingent should be placed in safe regions (for example, Lviv), not near the front line.

Sending foreign troops to UkraineThe issue of sending peacekeepers to Ukraine has been discussed for the first month. About the willingness to go to this step after reaching a peace agreement was spoken in France, Britain and other countries.

The other day, the newly appointed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, commenting on this issue, stated that the issue of sending the German military to Ukraine is not even on the agenda. He emphasized that it is now far before the ceasefire and further – to the peace agreement.

The Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrsky stated that in the event of the peacekeepers, after a peace agreement, foreign troops would not be on the front line. These forces can be deployed in those regions of Ukraine where there is a minimum level of threat.

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