Key Takeaways
- The US and EU have not made a decision on deploying troops in Ukraine.
- President Zelenskyy stated that there is some desire and political will for security guarantees, but no decisions have been made.
- The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service claims that the West is planning to deploy 100,000 peacekeepers in Ukraine to restore combat capability.
Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the United States and the European Union had not yet made a decision on the deployment of their troops in Ukraine.
“I cannot, in fact, discuss this publicly now … there are no decisions on this issue. There is some desire, political will … I cannot share details before a decision is made, a unified decision by the US and the EU, this is very important,” Zelenskyy said at a press conference on Thursday when asked about security guarantees for Kiev and whether they would include the deployment of Western troops in Ukraine.
100,000 peacekeepers could be deployed in Ukraine to restore combat capability, according to the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service.
