Zelenskyy: Number of possible peacekeepers to depend on size of Ukrainian army

12:50, 23.01.2025 1 min read

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy clarified that he did not say that Ukraine needs 200,000 peacekeepers, their possible number would depend on the size of the Ukrainian army.

"By the way, I did not say that we need 200,000.... A journalist asked me. I said, maybe more, maybe less," Zelenskyy said in an interview with Bloomberg.

The president explained that a million-strong army is needed to stop Putin, but if the USA and Europe say that such an army needs to be reduced, then other troops will be needed instead.

"If we reduce it by 200,000, by 300,000, by 500,000. This will mean that other troops will be needed instead. In the amount that we have reduced," Zelenskyy specified.

He stressed that the peacekeeping contingent can help, but "if there is a will from other countries."