Kremlin denied that Russia had agreed to deploy peacekeepers in Ukraine: Position has not changed
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has rejected US President Donald Trump's statement that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin might agree to the deployment of European peacekeeping troops in Ukraine.
According to Censor.NET, his words were quoted by Politico.
Thus, on February 25, Peskov refused to comment directly on Trump's statement about Russia's consent. At the same time, he referred to the position of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
"There is a position expressed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. I have nothing to add and nothing to comment on," he said.
"Today we explained that the appearance of the armed forces of the same NATO countries, even under someone else's flag - under the EU flag or national flags - does not change anything. This is certainly unacceptable to us," Politico quoted Lavrov as saying.
The day before, Trump said he was not opposed to the possible deployment of European troops to Ukraine. In particular, this is possible as part of a "peace deal."
At the same time, Trump clarified that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin would allegedly accept the idea of sending European peacekeepers to Ukraine.
Earlier, during talks with U.S. representatives in Riyadh, Lavrov, after stating that Russia was not targeting Ukrainian energy facilities, called the possible presence of European peacekeepers in Ukraine "unacceptable."
Peacekeeping forces in Ukraine
Earlier it was reported that French President Emmanuel Macron would discuss with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk the deployment of peacekeeping forces in Ukraine in the event of an agreement to end the current phase of the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk denied that Polish troops would be sent to Ukraine after the ceasefire.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas assessed the possibility of sending a European peacekeeping mission to Ukraine.
Italian Defense Minister Guido Crozetto expressed his readiness to support a peacekeeping mission to Ukraine if peace is achieved.
In turn, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani called these discussions "premature."
Germany, together with its partners, will consider the possible deployment of peacekeepers in Ukraine as part of "security guarantees" only after the conditions are created, namely a ceasefire with Russia.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has stated that several countries are currently considering participation in a potential contingent of Western allies in Ukraine. However, specific plans for the deployment of foreign troops are still under discussion.
