The Kremlin has rejected any solution in which wester troops would stationed in Ukraine.
Emmanuel Macron had declared, during a summit called “the Coalition of the Willing”, that 26 Western allies have formally committed to deploying troops “by land, sea or air” to Ukraine exactly one day after a ceasefire is declared.
Moscow says absolutely not.
Russia demanded, in exchanged, to be made “guarantor”. Putin justified this as follows: “there are options for ensuring Ukraine’s security in the event the conflict ends”.
Obviously, opponents rejected this, as well as Putin’s luring Zelensky into Moscow for talks.
UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer called the result of the Coalition an “unbreakable pledge” and suggested that Ukraine’s allies would increase pressure placed on Russia to capitulate.
But the truth is that few countries have promised troops, and the US itself, the key figure of support, made no promises.
What’s more, Russia seems undeterred, continuing to send new troops to Ukraine as these discussions unfold. Just yesterday, two people perished in a Russian attack in northern Ukraine, while Zelensky’s team was in discussions with US officials in Paris.
In short, there is no ceasefire, much less a peace deal — which Moscow demands for a ceasefire.
“I think we’re going to get it all straightened out”, said Donald Trump, maintaining his good relationship with both presidents, but also encouraged the European Union to continue halting imports of any Russian oil and gas.
Moscow reinforced that it is happy to “resolve all our tasks militarily”.
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