Russia’s demand for post -war Ukraine that Europeans consider irrational and ridiculous

Russia’s leading diplomat said yesterday, Wednesday, that his country would insist on participating in any future security guarantees for Ukraine, a condition that European and Ukrainian officials consider irrational and ridiculous. This was the clearest sign so far that there are still huge gaps in the negotiations for a possible end of the Russian invasion, the New York Times writes. And it has reinforced the uncertainty about how a European attempt to set up a “alliance of willing” to protect post -war Ukraine, possibly with Western soldiers parked in the country, would fit the plans of US President Donald Trump for a peacekeep. “The serious discussion of issues related to security without the Russian Federation is a utopia, a road that is not leading anywhere,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said to reporters in Moscow after meeting with his Jordanian counterpart. Kiev supporters […]
Source: News Beast

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