Russia condemns the rearmament of its neighbors in the West. “Europe has embarked on its own militarization and has turned into a war party”launched the Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov, this Thursday, March 20, while the chiefs of staff of around thirty countries ready to contribute to security guarantees for Ukraine meet in London. “Essentially, signals from Brussels and European capitals relate to European militarization plans”denounces Dmitri Peskov.
“Europe has embarked on its own militarization and has turned into a war party”
Nations invited in the British capital must discuss a peacekeeping plan in Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire with Russia, but also European defense. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who intends to constitute with French President Emmanuel Macron a “Coalition of voluntary countries” To send peacekeeping troops, must address military officials.
This meeting is held as Russian President Vladimir Putin posed as a condition to any cease-fire the cessation of Western military aid in kyiv. Russia, which negotiates directly with the United States, the conditions for leaving the conflict, also rejected the idea of a presence of foreign troops in Ukraine as part of a cease-fire agreement.
Beyond the Ukrainian file, some European states accuse Moscow of considering attacking the EU and of carrying out a hybrid war against the West. Thus, a recent note of the Danish secret services alerts the possibility of a “Large -scale war” in Europe within five years. This March 18, the probable future German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, pointed out the “War against Europe, and not only against the territorial integrity of Ukraine”that Moscow would lead. In France, the President of the Republic qualified Russia as ” threat “. In this context, Germany, Poland and France, among others, have announced a considerable increase in their military spending.
