The United Kingdom is considering the United States to offer a plan for accommodation of 30,000 European Union peacekeepers in Ukraine. According to this initiative, the contingent of the European military should protect the strategic cities of Ukraine, which are the main centers for international assistance and logistics. But, according to experts, it can be a difficult step because of a few factors that question the success of such a plan.
Based on Russia's statements that it will disagree that NATO countries or the consent of Russia to agree on the deployment of a peacekeeping contingent, as the experience of 2016-2017 shows, is impossible, so it looks unlikely at the moment
He also emphasizes that the recent statements of French President Emmanuel Macron, as well as Poland, refusing to send troops to Ukraine, indicate that the United Kingdom itself, which has only 70,000 soldiers, will not be able to implement this plan.
“That is, it is difficult to understand where these figures came from, given that the first summit he convened was dedicated to the predominantly discussion of peacekeepers, and there were no agreements, or from Italy, or from Poland, nor from the majority of Ukraine. That is, it all looks only as an attempt to find out the point of view of politicians and society. Therefore, it is premature to talk about the realism of this plan, ”the analyst adds.
With regard to the effectiveness of the plan, Yali believes that it is too early to talk about the realism of this initiative. At the same time, the expert recalled that President Zelensky stated that 200,000 peacekeepers were required to ensure peace.
According to Yali, it is difficult to predict where peacekeepers will be located.
They should usually be stationed along the collision line. But you see, now there are options in Poltava, in Kryvyi Rih, in the Dnieper they will not be located on the line of collision
What is known now?
The details of the peace plan of Kita Older, according to unofficial information, provide for the placement of a 30,000th contingent of peacekeepers in Ukraine. These peacekeepers would not participate in hostilities, but would be aimed at protecting strategic cities, such as Poltava, Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih, as well as ports and facilities of infrastructure, including nuclear power plants.
The European military could allegedly perform the functions of technical monitoring, conducting intelligence with aircraft, satellites and drones. In addition, according to the British edition of The Telegraph, the Black Sea patrol is planned. Peacemakers will be equipped with weapons and technical means to reflect possible attacks from Russia.
And at the same time, the United States could provide fighters and missiles to protect European peacekeepers and important facilities in Ukraine from Russia's air attacks. In particular, it is about aviation based in Poland and Romania.
