Polish Minister of National Defense Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said that Poland is not considering sending its troops to Ukraine, even as part of peacekeeping missions. He stressed that such a scenario is difficult to imagine and the country is not preparing for such actions. Kosiniak-Kamysz noted that Ukraine's security can be ensured through investments from the United States and the European Union. In his opinion, investments by American and European companies in the Ukrainian economy will be the best guarantee of peace and stability in the region.
Earlier, Bloomberg reported that NATO governments were discussing possible security guarantees for Kyiv that would not provoke a negative reaction from Russia. One option under consideration is the creation of a demilitarized zone guarded and patrolled by European troops.
At the same time, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) expressed concern about the West's plans to deploy a so-called peacekeeping contingent of about 100 people in Ukraine. The SVR believes that this could lead to the de facto occupation of Ukraine. The press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, emphasized that the deployment of peacekeepers is only possible with the consent of the parties to the conflict and that it is premature to talk about such a possibility at this time.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in December 2024 that Russia needed not just a ceasefire, but a lasting peace, provided with reliable security guarantees for the country and its citizens. He stressed that freezing the conflict along the line of combat contact is unacceptable for Russia.