Kremlin assesses idea of sending EU troops to Ukraine after possible ceasefire
Russia is not seeking a temporary truce in Ukraine, but the achievement of a full-fledged peace on the basis of conditions repeatedly voiced by Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on December 13.
"We have repeatedly said that a ceasefire in itself is not what we want. We want peace that will come after our conditions are met and after all the goals we have set have been achieved," he told reporters.
Peskov emphasized that the idea of deploying European troops in Ukraine to monitor the truce if it is concluded should be discussed at the talks.
Russia maintains its openness to negotiations on the settlement of the crisis, and the country's leadership has repeatedly said so, the Kremlin spokesman recalled. He pointed out that Moscow considers it possible and necessary to hold such discussions on the basis of the Istanbul 2022 agreements.
At the moment, there are still no prerequisites for negotiations, as Kiev excludes them, Peskov added.
The day before, Reuters reported, citing sources, that the EU is considering the possibility of creating a coalition of five to eight states to send troops to Ukraine. The Wall Street Journal also reported that US President-elect Donald Trump had proposed to deploy European troops in Ukraine to monitor the ceasefire. For its part, the Polish authorities officially ruled out sending troops to the Ukrainian territory.
Earlier, on November 29, Peskov emphasized that the deployment of peacekeepers is possible only in agreement with the parties to the conflict. He added that in order to get on the trajectory of settlement, it is necessary to solve the root causes of what is happening, and this is deeper than the mission of peacekeepers.
The special operation to protect Donbass, the start of which Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on February 24, 2022, continues. The decision was taken against the background of the aggravated situation in the region.
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