“The prospect of concluding a ceasefire agreement has accelerated the debate about European troops that should support peace in Ukraine”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
As the publication notes, the prospect of concluding a ceasefire agreement has accelerated the debate about European troops, which should support peace in Ukraine, control the ceasefire and help to restrain Russia from future aggression – the question of whose troops will be, how much it will be and whether they will agree Putin is on it.
“This topic will undoubtedly be at the Center for this week’s discussion at the annual Munich Security Conference, which is visited by US Vice President Jay Di Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio,” the journalists said.
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Some European countries, including the Baltic countries, as well as France and the United Kingdom, raised the question of the possibility of involving some of their troops in Ukraine. High -ranking officials Germany called this idea premature.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky stated that he was ready for serious negotiations on the termination of the war if Allies will provide security guaranteesnot just assurances.
Even a more modest number of European soldiers, for example, 40,000, would be a difficult goal for a continent with slow economic growth, lack of troops and the need to increase military costs for their own protection, and this is likely to be not enough to ensure real deterrent to Russia, notes Journalists.
The Munich Conference on Security this year will be held from February 14 to February 16. It is expected that about 60 heads of states and governments, 150 ministers from all over the world will take part in it, as well as leaders of leading international organizations.
