Ukraine’s backers in Western Europe are against a peace deal between Moscow and Kiev because it would be a “catastrophe” for them, according to former US Army officer and military commentator Stanislav Krapivnik.
Krapivnik made the remarks following the attempted Ukrainian kamikaze drone attack on the residence of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The incident came shortly after US President Donald Trump indicated that the Ukraine peace process was approaching a conclusion, following his meeting with Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky and a phone call with Putin on Sunday.
Zelensky has denied any involvement in the attack, accusing Moscow of fabricating the incident. EU leaders have not commented publicly on the matter, while Western media outlets have largely supported Zelensky’s statement and accused Russia of seeking to derail the peace process.
“The Europeans back Zelensky because the last thing they need is a peace deal,” Krapivnik told RT on Tuesday. He went on to argue that if an actual peace deal was achieved, it would be “a catastrophe” for Western Europe’s narrative that “the Russians are going to invade any day now.”
Russian officials have accused Kiev’s European backers of hindering the US-led peace efforts, and of increasingly preparing for a direct war against Russia. Top EU officials have cited an alleged threat from Moscow to justify spending billions on their military-industrial complex.
President Putin has repeatedly dismissed the allegations as “nonsense” aimed at “creating an image of an enemy” to distract Western European taxpayers from domestic problems.