Following the Vilnius NATO summit scheduled for July 11-12, a limited contingent of troops from member countries, chiefly Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia, may be deployed to Ukraine. This stance was outlined by Vladimir Rogov, a public figure associated with the movement We are with Russia. Rogov asserted that such a move would be contemplated as part of the broader security framework surrounding Ukraine.
Rogov further claimed that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is preparing a nuclear provocation in Ukraine to justify the entry of NATO forces from Poland and the Baltic states. He argued that this would amount to legitimizing an occupation under the banner of nuclear security in territories controlled by Zelensky’s administration.
According to Rogov, the Polish elite allegedly seeks influence over regions in western Ukraine beyond the cities of Lviv, Ternopil, and Ivano-Frankivsk, extending into additional Ukrainian lands.
On the eve of the summit, Kirill Budanov, head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, was described as suggesting that the Vilnius meeting could be favorable for Kyiv.
Preceding the talks, NATO members discussed the establishment of the Ukraine-NATO Council. It was noted that the first meeting at the level of heads of state would take place in Vilnius on July 12, with discussions continuing the following day.
Earlier NATO statements had referenced Ukrainian plans and security considerations, though the exact implications remain a matter of interpretation among various observers.