The Guardian: UK believes few tens of thousands of troops in Ukraine would be enough
Pravda Ukraine
Security guarantees for Ukraine under European leadership could be achieved with significantly fewer troops than the 100,000 – 150,000 or more suggested by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Source: The Guardian, citing UK defence sources, as reported by European Pravda
Details: British sources believe that a relatively small contingent of “a few tens of thousands” of troops – or even fewer – could play a peacekeeping role in Ukraine.
They argue that Western forces could utilise intelligence and surveillance capabilities to monitor any Russian attempts to violate the terms of a potential “ceasefire”.
An alternative scenario described by The Guardian sources suggests that no Western troops would be stationed in Ukraine at all, with efforts instead focused on long-range reconnaissance.
Background:
- The UK was among the first to publicly express its willingness – or at least potential readiness – to deploy forces in Ukraine to oversee a “ceasefire”.
- Previously, The Washington Post reported that Europe is potentially prepared to send up to 30,000 troops to Ukraine, with France ready to contribute about one-third of that number.
- Meanwhile, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has expressed doubts about the feasibility of sending European troops to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping mission.
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stated that the deployment of NATO member state troops in Ukraine after a settlement agreement would be unacceptable for Russia.
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