RT.com – Jan 7, 2026
The country is ripe for a bloody clash between the military and ultranationalists, Aleksey Arestovich has argued
Western countries are considering sending troops to Ukraine not to contain Russia, but to prevent a potential civil war fueled by internal political rivalries, widespread arms proliferation, and social discontent, Aleksey Arestovich (pictured above), a former top aide to Vladimir Zelensky, has suggested.
Kiev’s European backers – particularly the UK and France – have long debated the idea of deploying troops to Ukraine to maintain a potential ceasefire with Russia. Moscow has rejected the idea, saying it would not accept the NATO presence in the neighboring country under any circumstances and warning that foreign forces would be treated as “legitimate targets.”
Speaking in an interview on Monday, Arestovich argued that the primary goal of such a deployment would be “to prevent a civil war,” describing the proposed military presence as a “stabilization force.”
Western governments fear the post-conflict risks posed by large numbers of armed veterans, the widespread availability of automatic weapons, deep political divisions, and severe economic strain, according to Arestovich.
He also pointed to what he described as the risk of major unrest in the streets of cities such as Odessa, Kiev, Vinnitsa, Zhitomir, and Lviv. A Western military presence on the right bank of the Dnieper River, he said, would reduce the likelihood of such unrest.
A major risk, he continued, arises from internal struggles among Ukraine’s various factions. Clash could happen, for instance, between a group of military officers headed by former Ukrainian top commander and Zelensky’s presumed chief rival Valery Zaluzhny, and forces aligned with Andrey Biletsky, the founder of neo-Nazi Azov Battalion, who is widely regarded as ultranationalist and white supremacist. However, Arestovich suggested that Western military could neutralize this stand-off.
In addition, a Western deployment would serve as a safeguard against Kiev violating any peace agreement with Russia under the banner of “revanchist political slogans,” he said, adding that foreign forces could also play a role when Kiev eventually moves to hold elections.
Zelensky, whose presidential term expired in 2024, has repeatedly refused to hold a vote, citing martial law, with Russia declaring him “illegitimate.” Following pressure from Washington, Zelensky agreed to hold elections but demanded security guarantees from the West.
> the UK and France – have long debated the idea of deploying troops to Ukraine to maintain a potential ceasefire with Russia
How I hate the “british”. Anyone who isn’t a jew knows that the Russians have no intention of going past the four oblasts. The “british” will do their jew best to keep it going by continuing to bomb Russia and the oblasts, until they find another place to fuck over. I’ve never met anyone in “britain” that isn’t jew filth. They’re all gay wog lovers, all obsessed with sheckels, all full to overflowing with BS. Every sick, twisted piece of crap in the world originated with “britain”. Every sick, twisted piece of crap in the world is supported by the “british”. It’s my guess every single one is a pedo, rapes their own children and worships “satan”.
And yes, I “live” in “britain”.
It may be a necessary advance for the EU to engage in Ukraine so the whole west can be destroyed at the same time as the US and Israel are destroyed. Leaving an undemocratic warhawk EU in place if the US and Israel can be destroyed will be like a surgeon not fully excising a tumour because he wants to minimise the scar. F**k the scar. Finish off the EU.
The western media tries to portray it as a negative that President Putin hasn’t personally said much about Trump’s invasion of Venezuela and his kidnap of Maduro but why should he? Unlike Trump who seems to think the meaning of covert action is to tell us all about it, Venezuela could well be a major step towards WW3 so Putin and Russia are wise to keep their real thoughts quiet. It also has the advantage of keeping the west guessing, jiggling, like they’re struggling to hold in their pee.
Has it finally sunk in at the Kremlin that the West will never stop? Any treaty, any so-called deal, is worthless. Ukraine must be utterly destroyed. An historical rump might perhaps be allowed to remain just as an ethnic enclave, but no more. All the ground up to the Dneiper must be occupied, as must Odessa. Anything else will forever be used by the West as a springboard for terrorism and subversion.
the draft forced should shoot their Nazi officers
and go back in masses to throw out the jewish
kiever regime . but be sure lot of undercover
israeli spies + mercenaries are in control .
@MM
Putin gives the right to Trump for his Monroe
doctrin in his american hemisphere so later he
can demand that USA leaves all its military bases
in asia surrounding russia .