Trump’s envoy: Ukraine can be divided « as Berlin »
To the west of the Dnepro river, British and French soldiers may have control zones in Ukraine after the war ends. That’s what Donald Trump’s envoy Keith Kellogg in an interview with The Timesand compare the proposal with Berlin after the Second World War.
« You could almost make it look like what happened to Berlin after the Second World War, when you had a Russian zone, a French zone, a British zone and an American zone, » he says.
Russia’s Foreign Minister Has previously said that NATO forces on Ukrainian soil are unacceptable. But in the interview with the magazine, Keith Kellogg says that the solution he suggests « would not be provocative for Moscow », and suggests a demilitarized zone against the Russian -cooked Ukrainian territory in the east.
He also says that American peacekeeping forces in Ukraine is not relevant. After the interview he clarifies in a post on X That he did not mean that Ukraine should be divided, but that he refers to different zones where the Allies are responsible for security.
« It is very predictable, but it is not a solution to the problem, » says Johan Huovinen, Lieutenant Colonel and teacher at the Swedish Defense College, who describes the proposal as putting bandages on a wound, without removing what from starting to cause the injury.
– You will cut yourself again.
In addition, the United States plays Russia in their hands through a solution like this. This is what Huovinen says, who believes that this will force Europe into talks with Russia.
– After sitting in the freezer box for several years, Russia is back.
– It can’t be better for Russia than it is now, when Steve Witkoff comes to Moscow once a month, he says.
Donald Trump’s envoy Was on Friday on his third visit to Moscow since Trump’s access. Before that, Witkoff should have told Donald Trump that Russian « ownership » for four occupied Ukrainian regions is the fastest way to achieve a ceasefire, says sources for the news agency Reuters.
– It follows the Russian narrative and the problem lies in the fact that Russia will not reverse the occupied areas, and the United States wants to do what is easiest and which quickly leads to peace.
Although Johan Huovinen considers it likely that a solution with British and French control zones will be introduced, it is further ahead. First, ceasefire and negotiations must take place, he says.
