Britain and France have each stated that they had been prepared to send a peacekeeping force to observe any ceasefire in Ukraine. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated his nation was additionally open to requests.
“It doesn’t matter beneath what label NATO contingents had been to be deployed on Ukrainian territory: be it the European Union, NATO, or in a nationwide capability,” Grushko stated.
“If they seem there, it implies that they’re deployed within the battle zone with all the implications for these contingents as events to the battle.”
Grushko stated {that a} deployment of unarmed post-conflict observers might be mentioned solely as soon as a peace settlement is labored out.
“We will discuss unarmed observers, a civilian mission that may monitor the implementation of particular person features of this settlement, or assure mechanisms,” Grushko stated. “Within the meantime, it is simply sizzling air.”
French President Emmanuel Macron stated in remarks revealed on Sunday that the stationing of peacekeeping troops in Ukraine is a query for Kyiv to resolve and never Moscow.
Grushko stated that European allies of Kyiv ought to perceive that solely the exclusion of Ukraine’s membership in NATO and the elimination of the opportunity of deploying international navy contingents on its territory will work for the area.
“Then the safety of Ukraine and your complete area in a broader sense will likely be ensured since one of many root causes of the battle will likely be eradicated,” Grushko stated.
