The bloc would have to step in if any Moscow-Kiev peace deal is brokered by US President-elect Donald Trump, according to Estonia
The EU member states should be ready to send military forces to Ukraine if US President-elect Donald Trump brokers a peace deal between Kiev and Moscow, Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna has said.
In an interview with the Financial Times on Tuesday, Tsahkna insisted that NATO membership would provide the best security guarantee for Kiev. Should Trump oppose it, the EU would have to step in and deploy troops once the fighting is over, he said.
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has claimed that joining the US-led military bloc, which Russia perceives as a threat, is the only viable way to ensure his country’s national security other than acquiring nuclear weapons. An immediate invitation to NATO was part of the ‘victory plan’ Zelensky presented to the public last month for ending the conflict with Russia.
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