“European coalition must insist that the inclusion of credible and effective security guarantees to Ukraine is a nonnegotiable precondition to any serious talks. Europe must be prepared to provide guarantees itself. Without an ironclad assurance that Ukraine will remain protected, the cure of a cease-fire may prove much worse than the disease of war—and an inadequate settlement may well doom not just Ukraine but the continent as a whole”.

Our colleague Leo Litra, Senior Research Fellow, and Elie Tetenbaum, Director of the Security Studies Center, Ifri, are calling for a European coalition of resolute to issue ironclad security guarantees to Ukraine.

“Deploying military forces to Ukraine would ensure that Russia respects a cease-fire deal. Europe would lead such an operation, drawing on its military capabilities and strategic interests in defending Ukraine, with limited support from the United States. This approach would demonstrate a tangible European commitment and block further Russian advances, it would meet Trump’s expectation that Europeans take care of their own continent, and it would push Russia to engage in meaningful negotiations”, the authors stated in their material for Foreign Affairs.

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