“If the size of the Ukrainian army is reduced, then other troops will be needed in its place, in the amount by which the forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were reduced. Source: Interfax-Ukraine with reference to the interview of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky Bloomberg Direct speech: “By the way, I did not say that we need 200 thousand (peacekeepers – ed.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
If the size of the Ukrainian army is reduced, then other troops will be needed in its place, in the amount by which the forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were reduced.
Source: Interfax-Ukraine with reference to the Bloomberg interview of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi
Direct speech: “By the way, I didn’t say that we need 200,000 (peacekeepers – ed.)… I was asked by a journalist. I said, it could be more, it could be less.”
Details: The president emphasized that an army of one million is needed to stop the Russians. However, if Europe and America declare that it is impossible to maintain such a large Ukrainian army and have to reduce the number of the Armed Forces, then their contingent must be replaced by other troops.
“If we reduce it (Ukraine’s army – ed.) by 200,000, 300, or 500,000, it will mean that instead of that, we need other troops in the amount by which we will reduce,” Zelenskyi said.
The president added that Ukraine is ready to introduce a peacekeeping contingent and emphasized that such troops can help effectively if other countries have “good will”.
Prehistory:
- Earlier it was reported that President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said that in order to prevent a new Russian attack on Ukraine after reaching a ceasefire agreement, it is necessary to deploy at least 200,000 European peacekeepers.
- Later, Zelensky emphasized that any effective peacekeeping force deployed in Ukraine must include American troops.
- On January 23, Zelenskyi said that the end of the Russian war against Ukraine should be a victory for US President Donald Trump, not for the ruler of the aggressor state, Vladimir Putin.