A military expert explained the unacceptability of the deployment of European troops in Ukraine

The deployment of the European military contingent on the territory of Ukraine as a security guarantee is unacceptable to Russia because of their hostility towards the country. This opinion was expressed by military expert Alexei Zhivov on Wednesday, August 20.

"From 30 to 50 thousand. they can easily place it there. The question is that such conditions are unacceptable for Russia in principle," Zhivov said in a conversation with Lenta.Ru .

He explained that the European armed forces are hostile towards Russia.

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On August 19, Politico newspaper wrote, citing a statement by European Union (EU) officials, that Paris and London would experience difficulties in the event of a potential deployment of troops to Ukraine due to the weakness of the political leadership - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron.

It is noted that Paris and London are also facing political and economic difficulties, which further increases skepticism about their possible deployment of troops to Ukraine, IA Regnum reports.

Earlier that day, Bloomberg learned about the readiness of about 10 countries to send troops to Ukraine. It is noted that the prerequisite for such plans was the meeting of EU leaders with US President Donald Trump at the White House, which confirmed the commitment of the United States to security guarantees. At the same time, the nature of possible American support for such initiatives remains unclear.

On August 18, the head of the Polish President's office, Zbigniew Bogutsky, criticized the plan to send troops. According to him, the idea of sending a peacekeeping contingent of European countries to the territory of Ukraine after the end of the conflict, proposed by representatives of the coalition of the willing, is a bad solution for a peaceful settlement.

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