Russia opposes Trump’s idea of deploying peacekeepers in Ukraine – Lavrov

Russian propaganda outlet TASS reported the information.

Lavrov noted that, based on information from various sources and Trump’s interview with The Times on December 12, the new U.S. president is discussing freezing hostilities along the front line and transferring responsibility for the conflict with Russia to European countries.

"Of course, we are not satisfied with the proposals voiced on behalf of representatives of the president-elect’s team — to postpone Ukraine’s NATO membership for 20 years and deploy a peacekeeping contingent of British and European forces to Ukraine," Lavrov emphasized.

Moreover, Lavrov stated that Moscow has not received any official signals from the U.S. regarding ways to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.

"Until January 20 — the inauguration date — Donald Trump has the status of 'president-elect,' and all policies in all areas are determined by the current President Joseph Biden and his administration. So far, only the latter is authorized to contact Russia on behalf of the U.S. As we regularly inform, this periodically happens, but there is no talk of negotiations on Ukraine in such contacts," added the head of the Russian foreign ministry.

• Earlier, retired U.S. Admiral and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe James Stavridis outlined his vision for resolving the Russia-Ukraine armed conflict, which could involve Donald Trump’s participation. According to Stavridis, in the event of agreements with Russia, it would be possible to involve European peacekeepers rather than American forces.