“President of Ukraine 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.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
President of Ukraine 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.
Source: Zelensky during a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, writes Reuters
Details: Zelenskyi emphasized that in order to ensure the security of Ukraine and Europe after a possible ceasefire, reliable guarantees are needed, among which the deployment of a significant peacekeeping contingent plays a key role.
Zelenskyi emphasized that 200,000 peacekeepers is the minimum necessary number to avoid a second Russian invasion if the Russian armed forces number 1.5 million and Ukraine has only half that number.
“From all Europeans? 200,000 is the minimum. This is the minimum, otherwise it’s nothing,” Zelensky said.
This indicator, according to the estimates of the French Ministry of Defense, is equal to the size of the entire armed forces of France as of 2020.
Zelensky noted that such forces will be only part of the security guarantees that Ukraine needs.
Prehistory:
- On January 21, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi arrived in Davos, Switzerland, to participate in the World Economic Forum.
- In his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Volodymyr Zelenskyi emphasized that it is time for Europe to take its destiny into its own hands and become stronger and more capable in order to be as valuable an ally for the United States as the United States is for Europe.
- Zelensky also said that European states should not try to save money on their security, and indirectly supported the call of the new US President Donald Trump to increase NATO allies’ defense spending to 5% of GDP.
- In her speech, the President of the European Commission warned of the risk of a “global race to exhaustion” using economic tools such as sanctions, export controls and tariffs.