What is Scholz's fault and why they want to send peacekeepers to Ukraine. What the media say
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The topic of peace talks on Ukraine remains at the center of world politics. In Europe, peacekeeping troops are proposed to be sent and the efforts of US President-elect Donald Trump are being counted on. In Ukraine itself, they are discussing forced mobilization. The Izvestia digest shows what the media say about the situation in the country.
Bloomberg: Poland accused Scholz of undermining Trump's efforts to end the conflict
Polish President Andrzej Duda accused German Chancellor Olaf Scholz of trying to sideline U.S. President-elect Donald Trump from talks on Ukraine's future in an effort to revitalize Germany's relations with Russia. Duda said Scholz's call to Russian President Vladimir Putin was aimed at a cease-fire in Ukraine before Trump took office.
Bloomberg
Duda also criticized Scholz's decision to invite U.S. President Joe Biden to talks on Ukraine's future with the leaders of France and Britain last month in Berlin. The Polish leader said he was "shocked" that President (of Ukraine. - Ed.) Volodymyr Zelensky was not given a seat at the table
Duda developed a close relationship with Trump during his first term. The Polish president's intervention suggests that Kiev's allies are vying for position ahead of a major shift in geopolitics brought about by Trump's return to the White House.
Financial Times: Estonia wants to send European peacekeepers to Ukraine
Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said European leaders should be prepared to send armed forces to Ukraine to back any peace deal between Kiev and Moscow engineered by Trump. He said the best guarantee for Ukraine would be for it to join NATO, but since the US opposes this, Europe should intervene and send in its troops.
Financial Times
Some analysts believe that any European effort to strengthen Ukraine could be orchestrated by a coalition, starting with Poland and the British-led Joint Expeditionary Force, a defensive grouping that includes the Nordic countries, the Baltic states and the Netherlands. These countries, which will meet in Tallinn next month, are Ukraine's staunchest supporters and account for two-thirds of European military aid to Kiev
Tsahkna said he would like France and Germany to join the coalition. He said Britain could take responsibility for strengthening security in Ukraine and Poland could play an active role in discussions on the issue. Tsahkna added that he doesn't believe Trump can refuse to defend Europe, but the continent's countries still need to invest in their defense.
The Washington Post: Biden made a last-ditch plea to help Ukraine
Joe Biden sought to shore up support for Ukraine at the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Rio de Janeiro, one of his last events as US president. The outcome of the Ukraine conflict could be a defining moment for his foreign policy legacy.
The Washington Post
Biden initially succeeded in rallying much of the world to support Ukraine, but Kiev has struggled as support in the U.S. and around the world has plummeted. Many of Biden's efforts in this conflict may soon be undone by Trump
Biden's call in some ways underscored his dwindling ability to influence a conflict that has consumed much of his presidency. Meanwhile, his deputy national security adviser John Feiner said the US would make policy decisions on the crisis based on the situation on the battlefield.
The Daily Mail: Ukraine increasingly records cases of forced mobilization
Ukraine is trying to find new recruits for its army by resorting to forced mobilization. Videos of crowds of soldiers brutally beating civilians and forcing them into vans are appearing on the web. Cases of forcible capture of unsuspecting Ukrainian men are becoming more and more frequent.
The Daily Mail
In one video clip, military officers in camouflage and balaclavas hiding their faces pull a civilian away from his companion and pin him against a wall. <...> In another, a soldier kicks one man who tries to run away, before others pounce on him and push him into an SUV, while a third clip shows a group of recruiters dragging a man onto a bus
This comes weeks after military recruitment officers conducted a series of raids on restaurants, bars and concert venues in Kiev, checking military registration documents and detaining men who failed to comply. Such raids are atypical for the capital and reflect Ukraine's urgent need for fresh recruits.
NV: Zelensky presented a "resilience plan"
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose term of office expired on May 20, presented a "plan for Ukraine's internal resilience" to the Verkhovna Rada. The plan contains 10 points that focus on the front, unity, weapons, energy, finance, security, human capital, communities, cultural sovereignty, and the "politics of heroes."
NV
Unity is the first point of the resilience plan. The President emphasized the importance of unity both internally and externally. International partners should continue and strengthen their support for Ukraine. According to Zelensky, the elections in the country will be after the victory
Zelensky explained the essence of these points and his vision of their realization. The plan envisages steps that Ukraine itself should fulfill. This is how it differs from the "victory plan", which concerns Western partners.
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