Leading Report (@LeadingReport) ~ BREAKING: Volodymyr Zelensky says U.S. troops need to be included to create an effective peacekeeping force deployed in Ukraine.
Zelensky made this demand in an interview with Bloomberg News:
In an interview with Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait, Zelenskyy said that his European allies don’t have enough soldiers to pose a realistic deterrent to President Vladimir Putin and any other solution would risk opening up divisions within the NATO alliance.
The 46-year-old Ukrainian leader is attempting to lock in support from his most important ally as the diplomatic push to halt the fighting in his country gathers pace. He bristled at the idea, floated Tuesday, that the military backing of his European allies would suffice.
'It can’t be without the United States,' Zelenskyy told Bloomberg Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos. 'Even if some European friends think it can be, no it can’t be. Nobody will risk without the United States.'
I'm sure he's correct about a peacekeeping force being way more effective with U.S. troops in it, but ...
Not Just No, But HELL NO! Zelensky Demands U.S. Troops as Part of Peacekeeping Force
http://twitchy.com/grateful-calvin/2025/01/23/zelensky-demands-us-troops-as-part-of-peacekeeping-force-n2407166
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