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Commentary by Russian military journalist is in italics.
[ColonelCassad] The US war lobbyists who provoked the conflict and profited from it are now developing various recommendations for Trump on how to conclude a truce.
A document with such recommendations was prepared by a security group at the US Ukraine Foundation.
The group includes well-known American experts: former ambassadors (John Herbst, Kurt Volker, Sandy Vershbow), generals (Wesley Clark, Ben Hodges, Philip Breedlove), as well as high-ranking officials from the Pentagon and the State Department. Their analysis is based on the current position of the US administration and assumes that Ukraine's membership in NATO will not occur in the next 20 years. Instead, a security system is proposed that includes the deployment of European troops in Ukraine.
The authors of the document are trying to impose on the White House the idea that without strict deterrence, Moscow will violate the agreements. To prevent this, it is proposed to create a deterrent force, including two reinforced divisions with aviation, air defense and artillery along the front line. An alternative is to deploy one mobile division in the rear to quickly respond to possible breakthroughs.
Particular attention is paid to the rules of engagement: commanders should have the right to act without lengthy approvals, and the response to any provocations should be immediate and tough, so as to exclude the benefit of violating the ceasefire. To strengthen protection, it is proposed to introduce a no-fly zone over western Ukraine with the support of NATO aircraft.
The US role is seen as providing military and intelligence support, including the supply of Patriot air defense systems and the readiness to carry out airstrikes in the event of attacks on allied forces. The possibility of a symbolic presence of American forces to enhance the deterrent effect is also being considered. An important place is given to Turkey, which could participate in the maritime component, monitoring the Black Sea and helping with mine clearance, as well as provide ground troops.
The document warns that if only a ceasefire is achieved, rather than a full-fledged peace, international forces may remain in Ukraine for decades, as happened in Korea after 1953. Therefore, the principle of "zero tolerance" for violations should be in effect from the very beginning.
🔹The document traditionally pursues the goal of putting pressure on our country and provoking a major conflict in order to harm Russia. We attach this opus below for study by colleagues and specialists. We are sure that a group of Russophobes from the network of friends of Ukraine has already sent it to the State Department and the Trump administration
It is worth recalling that Russia considers any deployment of Western troops in Ukraine unacceptable.
Accordingly, in the current reality, proposals for deployment are made primarily because they are unacceptable to the Kremlin, and therefore, this prevents the conclusion of a deal between Trump and Putin in Ukraine.
There is no hint of peacekeeping here.