France will not accept “any demilitarization of the Ukrainian army,” French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said.
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“Demilitarization” and “denazification” were two insincere excuses that the Kremlin used to invade Ukraine in a war of territorial and ethnocidal aggression in February 2022.
The Ukrainian army is “the main guarantee” of Ukraine’s security, Lecornu said in the opening remarks at the Paris Defence and Strategy Forum, which gathered over 30 army chiefs to discuss what Europe and the West can offer in support of Ukraine as part of a peace deal with Russia.
The French defense minister added that Europe is facing a “new period” in its history, significantly different from the Cold War and the period of “peace dividends” with several powers fighting for influence.
At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russia demanded that Ukraine reduce its army to 50,000 personnel. Moscow also sought to ensure that Kyiv “did not develop, produce, purchase, or deploy missile weapons of any kind with a range of over 250 kilometers (156 miles) on its territory.”
Ukraine has repeatedly highlighted the need for security guarantees in the event of a ceasefire in the war with Russia.
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I mean, we all saw what happened with the Budapest Memorandum. Any agreement to demilitarize is worth nothing for Ukraine, but a boon for Russia.
Yeah, and not only the Budapest Memorandum. The Russian Federation has violated about 400 international treaties since 2014
Russians will be back if they think they can win.
Every time that asshole uses the word demilitarisation we should send another Taurus to Ukraine
Defending countries should NEVER be forced to demilitarize.
Only if Russia does it first. Thought so.
Moscow also sought to ensure that Kyiv “did not develop, produce, purchase, or deploy missile weapons of any kind with a range of over 250 kilometers (156 miles) on its territory.”
Didn’t Ukraine start developing and producing long range missiles because of this war ?
Denazification is still an amazing excuse for modern Nazis to use.