Ukrainian elite brigade identifies potential areas for Western troops involvement
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The idea of sending Western troops to Ukraine is good, but unrealistic. At the same time, the best option for involving foreign contingents now is to take control of the Belarusian border, according to the deputy commander of the Third Separate Assault Brigade, Maksym Zhorin.
"More and more statements by Western politicians about the possibility of deploying foreign troops in Ukraine are emerging. At present, I consider this idea to be good, but unfortunately, unrealistic," wrote Zhorin.
He also discussed the practicality of sending Western troops to Ukraine.
"Of course, they (foreign troops - Ed.) definitely won't directly participate in combat. However, they can perform certain tasks - such as conducting instructor activities and some auxiliary work," the deputy brigade commander noted.
According to him, the best option for involving a foreign contingent at the moment is to take control of the Belarusian border.
"We would thus free up part of our forces for the most active areas of the front," Zhorin added.
Macron's statement about NATO sending troops to Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron did not rule out that NATO could introduce troops to assist Ukraine. The main problem, according to him, is the lack of consensus on this issue at the moment.
Several NATO countries have already spoken out against this idea, including Germany, Czechia, Bulgaria, Spain, and Italy.
However, there are countries willing to consider such a possibility, such as Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.
Canada, also a NATO member, has stated that it is ready to send troops to Ukraine, but only for training Ukrainian defenders far from the front lines.
