"Good signal for Putin": Trump's Special Representative suggested dividing Ukraine into "zones of influence"

To spread: Ukraine on the model of post -war Berlin can be divided into Russian and western "zones of influence", between which will be about 29 kilometers of the buffer zone. This was stated in the interview with The Times Special Representative Donald Trump Kit Kellogg. According to his plan, Russia will control the East of Ukraine, and in the West there may be British and French forces as part of a "guarantee mission".

Between them will be Ukrainian troops and a demilitarized area of ​​18 miles (28. 9 km). "You can make it look like what happened to Berlin after the Second World War, when there were a Russian zone, French zone, British zone, US zone," Kellog said. According to him, the British-French troops "will in no way provoke" Moscow, and Ukraine is a large enough country to place several armies seeking to achieve ceasefire.

At the same time, Kellogo stressed that the United States will not direct land troops to the Ukrainian territory, but can participate in the coordination of the Western forces. "This is the first assumption of a high -ranking US official that the Dnieper River can be a certain demarcation line in Ukraine after a ceasefire," the material authors said. In addition, Kellogo recalled that the United States supports new elections in Ukraine.

"Almost a year has passed, as they had to happen, but they did not happen. But I think Zelensky is ready to do it as soon as you reached a ceasefire and just get a certain resolution," Kellog said. He added that Europe should not count on US support. If she is not ready to "stand on her own feet" without the direct participation of Washington. "It will be a good signal for Putin," Kellogo said.