French Expert Highlights Need for Concrete Security Guarantees for Ukraine Post-Conflict
Stéphane Audrand, a researcher at the Security Studies Center of the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI), emphasized that effective security guarantees for Ukraine would necessitate partners being prepared to deploy forces on Ukrainian territory after hostilities conclude and to fight alongside Ukrainians if Russia attacks again. Audrand, speaking at the 'Ukraine-France' forum in Paris, noted that while terms like 'security guarantees' often sound vague, they hold concrete meaning between allies, citing Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty and Article 42(7) of the Treaty on European Union as examples. For Ukraine, which is not yet a member of these alliances, such guarantees would require separate agreements, with their content dependent on the terms of a ceasefire. He cautioned that a simple ceasefire declaration without such commitments would be a 'worst-case scenario,' creating difficulties in ensuring compliance, especially given the ease of violating ceasefires in the drone era. Audra...
