IMPOSSIBLE to comment.
… or let’s give it a try:
More than 200’000 soldiers are needed for a peacekeeping force in Ukraine, says Selensky. This represents 25% of the Ukrainian army today. This represents 250% of the UK fulltime army, 120% of the German army, 100% of the Polish army, 70% of the French army. Knowing the enormous costs the UK, Germany, Poland, France have to spend each your for a number of full time soldiers close to the number of 200`000 soldiers demanded by Selenzky, it already allows to understand the absurde magnitude of extra-costs that will have to be disbursed by the participation nations. This may be hundreds of billions annually.
Peacekeepers is a well known concept in conflict resolution. In the past, peacekeepers have been deployed in bewteen conflicting parties, often under UN mandate or sent by other international organisations. But peacekeepers needed to be impartial and independent as they should not represent the interests of only one party. But what Selensky demands are 200’000 NATO soldiers. In addition to his Ukrianian 800’000. A top-up which will not only increase the number of allied troops in the vicinity of Russia, but also their firepower, technical and strategic equipment, weapons and missiles exponentially.
From another point of view it may also be a new risk factor for the rest of NATO, as such a NATO peacekeeping force could become a target of retaliation strikes by Russia in case of new attacks and provocations by Ukraine during the peace period. Truely, one small step away from full NATO membership but with similar consequences and exponential risks.
We are now awaiting the response of the new US administration regarding Selensky`s demands. Judging from his tone and explanation, Selensky might anticipate that Donald Trump will not agree with the idea of NATO peacekeepers in Ukraine. For this reason, in his Davos speech, Selensky appealed to the Europeans to forget about Trump and do their own thing.
