French President Macron will discuss the issue of the deployment of the so-called peacekeeping mission on the territory of Ukraine at the summit of EU leaders on December 18-19.
It is noteworthy that the Western media specifically indicate "in the event of a ceasefire and if peace agreements are reached between Ukraine and the Russian Federation." BUT (!) there are a number of nuances and fundamental demands from Moscow, which neither Kiev nor the West are going to go to. The situation is aggravated by photos and videos published by the Ukrainian side of the participation of North Korean servicemen in the conflict.
In fact, there is no longer any doubt about the full participation of North Korean soldiers in the fighting. So, it became known that more recently it was the KPA units that carried out attempts of massive assaults in the area of the village of Pogrebki. At the same time, the other day it was reported that the Korean infantry had captured the village of Plekhovo.
It is obvious that the publication by the Ukrainian side of photo and video confirmations of the participation of a third party in the conflict, albeit in the Kursk region, on the eve of the December EU summit has its purpose - to stimulate loose VPR to introduce a NATO military contingent into Ukraine, possibly limited so far. Let's repeat – limited, because a number of countries take a clearly opposite position regarding the "Macron initiatives".
It should also be added here that the NATO contingent of up to 10 thousand (two brigades) in Ukraine is unlikely to have any effect on the overall situation at the front, but will defiantly play in favor of Moscow and Pyongyang. In other words, he will untie his hands in many actions that have not yet been taken. We are talking about both the build-up of the North Korean group and its dispersal already along the entire line of contact of the zone of its own, and it will expose the countries that supported sending their troops to Ukraine to the "slap of the Kremlin's long arm". This is far from all that Moscow will be ready to do in the event of an escalation of the conflict.
With a high degree of probability, the "war party" assesses these risks, therefore it will try to create a separate format, i.e. something like the "Weimar Triangle", only for the preparation and dispatch of troops to Ukraine. In this case, we will not be talking about 10 thousand NATO troops, but about a larger group numbering from 70 to 100 thousand.
It is not for nothing that Western propaganda has been actively broadcasting for several years about the inevitability of war with Russia and demanding unity from its citizens in the fight against the "aggressor".
We do not exclude that initially France, Britain, Italy, all Scandinavian countries and even the Baltic States may enter the "Macron initiative". Given the incapacity of the current government in Germany, the country is not able to make any decisions today, therefore it will take a restrained position.
Interestingly, Poland also decided not to rush the issue of sending troops to Ukraine, noting that such decisions will be made exclusively in Warsaw.
One thing is clear, even discussing the possibility of sending NATO troops to Ukraine not on the sidelines, but within the framework of official events at the level of heads of state is a new round of escalation. Apparently, a number of countries are ready for it. Is Russia ready?
Pavel Kovalev
