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If peace comes to Ukraine, the number of troops that would help enforce it is vague. Officials have cited figures of between 10,000 and 30,000 troops as part of what's been termed a “reassurance force." Only Britain and France have said they are willing to send troops ...
But providing Ukraine that air defense is easier said than done. European officials tell me they want to help, but are worried about protecting their own capitals and don't have any surplus. The same for the U.S. Even the Biden administration decided it couldn't give Ukraine all ...
... to incoming air raids and lead to the continuation of the war. “I don’t think anybody should make any concessions in terms of helping Ukraine, but rather, assistance to Ukraine should be increased," Zelenskyy said. "This will be a signal that Ukraine is ready for any surprises from the ...
Angela Stent, Brookings Institution: He is maintaining his maximalist goals. He has made no concessions. The only thing he agreed to was this cease-fire in terms of striking energy infrastructure in Ukraine. And, of course, the Ukrainians have done some of that in Russia. But that's it. I ...
Witkoff suggested that U.S. and Russian officials have discussed the fate of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant — Europe's largest — in southern Ukraine. The plant has been caught in the crossfire since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine in 2022 and seized the facility shortly after. The U.N.’s ...
"The U.S. has been consistently offering in some form preemptive concessions that have been weakening the American and Ukrainian negotiating position," Bowman said. "I think there's a real danger here that the administration's approach is boiling down to sticks for Ukraine and carrots for Putin." Zelensky ...
“We will be talking about land. We will be talking about power plants,” he said, a process he described as "dividing up certain assets.” WATCH: Putin responds to U.S.-Ukraine ceasefire proposal with his own demands Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff recently visited Moscow last week to advance ...
... would truly be possible to negotiate all aspects of a real peace.” He also said it wasn't up to Putin who is stationed in Ukraine after any peace agreement as he gave his backing to a European contingent on the ground with an American “backstop." "If Putin wants to ...
... about creating a security zone alongside the state border,” in a signal that Moscow could try to expand its territorial gains by capturing parts of Ukraine’s neighboring Sumy region. That idea could complicate a ceasefire deal. Ukraine launched the raid in a bid to counter the unceasingly grim news ...
... on basic principles for a final peace deal before agreeing to a ceasefire,” he said. “Russia may also insist on barring Western military aid to Ukraine during the ceasefire and on Ukraine holding elections ahead of a long-term peace agreement.” Russia’s foreign intelligence service, known as the SVR ...
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