Alexei Pushkov, Chairman of the Federation Council Commission on Information Policy and Interaction with the Media, appreciated the statement of the US State Department representative Matthew Miller that each country will decide for itself whether to send troops to Ukraine, but Washington has no such plans. inside that telegam channel He wrote that four conclusions can be drawn from this.
Therefore, the United States is not interested in an escalation of tension in Ukraine that would endanger its security. The senator also wrote that Washington plans to continue medium-intensity combat operations without directly participating in wars, but at the same time without preventing allies from sending troops to Ukraine.
According to him, even if many NATO countries officially send troops to Ukraine, including auxiliary ones, this will be the biggest step towards escalation since 2022 and will change the nature of military operations.
“The allies who decided to go to war directly on the side of Ukraine and found themselves in a difficult situation will soon certainly begin to appeal to Washington and ask for this or that support under the slogan of “Western unity.” “Thus, the United States, as the leader of the Western alliance, will inevitably become dependent on the actions and positions of its European allies,” he wrote.
Previously French President Emmanuel Macron gathered We met with leaders of approximately 20 Western countries. The escalation of conflicts in Ukraine in recent weeks was discussed at the meeting. The French president, among other things, raised the question of the possibility of sending troops from European countries to Ukraine.
Previously The Ministry of Foreign Affairs commented on the sending of military personnel to Ukraine.