According to the Financial Times, the US, Europe and Ukraine have developed a three-phase response mechanism to a possible Russian provocation. The plan envisages a diplomatic warning and the deployment of a “coalition of the willing”, while in the event of a large-scale attack, the US armed forces would join the fighting within 72 hours.
Ukraine has agreed with its Western partners that any continued violation by Russia of a future ceasefire agreement would trigger a coordinated military response from Europe and the United States, the Financial Times (FT) wrote on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the negotiations. The Reuters agency pointed out that it could not independently verify the report, writes TASR.
- Ukraine and the West agreed on a coordinated military response.
- The response will be triggered after continued ceasefire violations by Russia.
- The first step is a diplomatic warning within 24 hours.
- If that doesn’t help, the Ukrainian army can intervene.
- In the event of a major attack, the Western response will be launched within 72 hours.
A new plan
US, Ukrainian and European officials discussed the plan several times in December and January and included multiple levels of response to violations of the agreed ceasefire, the report said. Under the proposal, a response to a ceasefire violation by Russia would come within 24 hours, with a diplomatic warning first. If necessary, the Ukrainian army could subsequently intervene in order to stop Russian operations, the newspaper said.
If the hostile actions continue, the proposal talks about the second phase, in which the units of the so-called countries would be deployed. coalition of the willing. The FT report adds that in the event of a larger-scale attack, a coordinated Western response involving US armed forces would be triggered 72 hours after the breach.
