Zelenskyy: Ukraine needs at least 200,000 peacekeepers to prevent new Russian aggression
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Wed, 22 Jan 2025 01:18:00 +0200
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has emphasised the necessity of deploying at least 200,000 European peacekeepers to prevent another Russian aggression against Ukraine following a ceasefire agreement.
Source Zelenskyy at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, as reported by Reuters Details Zelenskyy emphasised that reliable guarantees are essential for ensuring Ukraines and Europes security following a potential ceasefire, with the deployment of a significant peacekeeping contingent playing a key role.
He stated that 200,000 peacekeepers represent the minimum necessary force to deter another invasion if the Russian Armed Forces number 1.5 million, while Ukraines would amount to only half of that.
From all the Europeans 200,000, its a minimum.
Its a minimum, otherwise its nothing, Zelenskyy remarked.
As the French Defence Ministry estimated, this figure equals the total size of Frances Armed Forces as of 2020. Zelenskyy underscored that such forces would count as just one component of the broader security guarantees Ukraine needs.
Background On 21 January, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Davos, Switzerland, to participate in the World Economic Forum.
In his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Zelenskyy stressed that it is time for Europe to take its destiny into its own hands and become stronger and more capable of being as valuable an ally for the United States as the United States is for Europe.
Zelenskyy said that European states should not try to cut costs on their security and indirectly supported the call of new US President Donald Trump to increase NATO allies defence spending to 5 of GDP.
In her speech, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned of the risk of a global race to the bottom using economic instruments such as sanctions, export controls and tariffs.
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