Retired colonel Mikhail Khodarenok, a military observer for Gazeta.Ru, argues that the US and NATO will not provide Russia with any security guarantees. Security guarantees for Russia and Ukraine are expected to be discussed in Abu Dhabi in November, and President Zelensky has acknowledged Russia could receive guarantees within a peace deal while stressing that Ukraine's needs must be met first. Khodarenok questions the vague concept of Ukrainian guarantees, such as a strong army or EU and NATO membership, and calls Ukraine's hope for an Article 5-style mechanism an illusion. He outlines possible guarantees for Russia, including Ukrainian neutrality, no foreign troops or bases, no foreign intelligence equipment on its territory and a smaller Ukrainian armed force. He says the US will never sign such a treaty or give Russia legally binding guarantees, so the discussion may never move beyond “entertainment” talk.
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