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I'm sure that Russia fears the United States, fears China and fears a united Europe. Without the Ukrainian army, Europe cannot cope with the Russian army, because the Russian army is bigger. Russia has more weapons, more people and is more brutal than Europeans,
And without the Ukrainian army, Europe, sadly, has no chance against Russia today. [Kremlin ruler Vladimir] Putin knows this and talks about it in his entourage. Therefore, he will quickly move on if Ukraine does not defend itself. That's a fact,
As one of these guarantees, we discussed the French initiative to deploy military contingents in Ukraine,
It's certainly something that I would support. We obviously all want to get to a situation where peace is restored in Ukraine, and it's making sure that it's only done in the interests of Ukraine. But there will be a need for underpinning that peace and the underpinning of Ukraine's security, and that will require a real, physical commitment."
Discussing sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine, Sir Gavin Williamson, a former U.K. defense secretary, told U.K. newspaper The Daily Telegraph