He welcomes increased discussions in European capitals about sending peacekeepers to the front lines in Ukraine, but it won't work without America's boots on the ground, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said at the World Economic Forum in Davos. said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appeared in Davos this week to drum up support, but he is also trying to win over President Donald Trump by acting as a conduit to convey his America First message to European leaders. . Nevertheless, Bloomberg report Ukrainians were “outraged” by the suggestion that the US would not set foot on Ukrainian soil to deter further Russian aggression.
The conversation follows months of talks in Europe, particularly in capitals such as Paris, Warsaw and London, about what would happen if a ceasefire now seems inevitable. The main concern is to prevent Russia from simply using the pause as an opportunity to catch its breath, rearm, and launch new attacks after a brief respite, with European leaders urging President Zelensky to It has been reported that it would like to consider sending its own troops to the country. Prevent Russia from engaging in hostilities again.
But this forward deployment of NATO and effectively welcoming Ukraine into its protective embrace will not work, President Zelenskiy told Bloomberg on the sidelines of Davos, without American personnel. He is reported to have said: “It can't be done without the United States…Even if our European friends think it's possible, no, it can't be done. Without the United States, no one will take the risk.”
President Zelenskiy expressed optimism that China, like the United States, could be persuaded to force peace on Russia because much of Russia's economy and military supplies depend on China. “President Trump is the strongest,” but Xi Jinping is “confident that he can urge President Putin to make peace.”
Perhaps the Western leader most involved in the idea of a multinational peacekeeping force to send troops to confront Russian forces in Ukraine is French President Emmanuel Macron, who has spoken to Zelensky about the idea. We've been talking about it for several months. Previously, President Zelenskiy even branded the idea as “President Macron's initiative for the presence of troops in Ukraine, which could contribute to stabilizing the path to peace.”
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has already expressed support for Macron's ideas, saying his country would play a “full role” in the peacekeeping mission.
As previously reported, in December a “senior European official” said: It will be European, so our military commanders are already preparing plans for European leaders to consider in the future. ” However, some have expressed doubts about whether Europe's military would simply be large enough.
As stated, even a deterrent force of 100,000 troops to Ukraine would “significantly max out European ground forces.” Last week, retired British Army chiefs were quick to remind Starmer after his peacekeeping comments that the British military was probably too small to struggle to play its “full role”. Summoned to patrol the Black Sea.
President Zelenskiy told a NATO donor conference in Germany earlier this month that he aimed to “find as many means as possible to bring Russia to peace.” Of the options available, Zelenskiy said, “Sending a contingent of partner countries is one of the best options,” and implored attendees to “be more realistic in making this a reality.”
