“NBC News, citing several interlocutors, reports that in the case of a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia, the United States may take a leading role in the control of a large buffer zone created to protect Ukraine from Russian aggression.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “European Truth” with reference to NBC News
Details: The buffer zone would be a large demilitarized territory – the borders of which have not yet been determined – within the current Ukraine, which would share Moscow and Kiev -controlled territory within the country.
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In part, due to their technological capabilities, the United States would take a leading role in observing the buffer zone, using drones and satellites, along with other intelligence agents, but they would coordinate their actions with other countries that would also monitor.
According to people who are familiar with the plan, the buffer zone can be protected by the troops of one or more NATO members, such as Saudi Arabia or even Bangladesh. According to them, US troops will not be located in the territory of Ukraine.
Any plan is only the previous plan as long as the Kremlin’s master Vladimir Putin and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy will not agree to him, and the leaders of the countries who will be involved in security guarantees, including President Donald Trump, should agree.
This plan was designed after Trump’s meeting with Putin on Alaska on August 15. Initially, it was expected that this meeting would lead to further negotiations, perhaps direct debate between Putin and Zelensky, but since then progress in achieving the peace agreement has stalled. However, the Allies of Ukraine continue to work on potential security guarantees, which are likely to become the key to peace.
Among the planning challenges – the decision on what Russian actions will cause a reaction from Ukraine or monitoring forces, and what reaction will be allowed, one of the sources reported. This person reported that the rules of fire still need to be finalized and that they will probably be appealed during any differences after the transaction and the creation of a buffer zone.
In the Pentagon, negotiations are under the guidance of US Air Force General Dan Kane, the Chairman of the Joint Committee of Staff Chiefs, and the wider discussion is also focused on the issues of restraint, training and defense and industrial cooperation.
According to the American official, a week after Trump’s meeting with Putin Kane informed Trump about four options for security guarantees and recommended the most progressive approach.
People familiar with the plan who spoke with NBC News did not say that Trump approved or excluded any of the options.
Recall:
- On the eve of the meeting of the “decisive” coalition, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the readiness of a political proposal for 35 leaders to provide Ukraine with security guarantees, with 26 countries expressing their readiness or sending troops or providing certain means to support the guarantee forces.
- According to him, the US contribution is finalized in the coming weeks.
- And President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the participants of the “decisive” coalition summit during a conversation with US President Donald Trump discussed ways to stop Russian aggression and security guarantees for Ukraine.