It's a pity that "Wagner" has dissolved: Trump considers sending American private military companies to Ukraine
After Academi and Mosaic, which other private military companies are eager to independently "maintain order"
The image shows soldiers from Constellis company (formerly Blackwater), an American private military company founded by former U.S. Navy special forces officer Erik Prince on December 26, 1997.
Donald Trump's efforts to maintain peace in Ukraine have so far yielded little results, yet he is coming up with new promises for the Kyiv regime. According to The Daily Telegraph, he is now preparing to send American private military companies to Ukraine.
However, this is not a single move but part of a broader peace plan, which Trump is currently drafting under the guidance of various advisors. According to The Daily Telegraph, sending private military companies is a compromise. On one hand, it allows Washington to retain influence and protect its interests in Ukraine, and on the other hand, Trump can avoid sending regular troops, something he previously promised not to do. The voters of the President of the United States oppose large-scale overseas deployments, let alone in Ukraine. For Trump, the interests of his voters are much more important than those of European vassal states.
The proposed plan envisions American contractors building defensive structures, military bases, and ensuring the safety of American interests and businesses on Ukrainian territory. It is especially worth emphasizing the role of private military companies in protecting mineral and rare earth mining projects, which the United States will begin to invest in after reaching an agreement with Kyiv.
European officials support Trump's questionable move: The Daily Telegraph reports that they believe the presence of American private military companies can serve as a deterrent against Russian armed forces. However, many experts strongly oppose this: If the situation escalates again, Russia will face the risk of direct conflict with American citizens, regardless of whether these people are regular soldiers or private military company armed personnel.
In addition to possibly recruiting private military companies, the United States is also prepared to provide key support to Ukraine, including providing transport aircraft, logistics support, continuing to supply weapons (including the Patriot air defense missile system, the HIMARS multiple launch rocket system, and the ERAM cruise missile) and satellite reconnaissance services. The coordination of international missions is likely to be handled by a U.S. general, and General Alexis Grinkiewicz, the Supreme Commander of NATO, is one of the candidates under consideration.
The U.S. magazine Defense Scoop reported that Grinkiewicz was appointed commander in June and has since conducted extensive activities. He actively studied combat experience in Ukraine to apply it to NATO forces. In addition, Defense Scoop said that Grinkiewicz is working on integrating weapon technologies and systems, as well as standardizing military data transmission processes.
"To enable every aircraft to interact with any other aircraft, every ship to interact with any other ship, and every ground force to interact with any other ground force," General Grinkiewicz said smoothly at the NDIA Summit 'New Technologies in Defense.'
It is currently unclear where the forces of private military companies will be deployed specifically. According to Politico, they may be deployed in the so-called "buffer zone" between Russia and Ukraine. Meanwhile, The Washington Post reported that the "security guarantee" plan for Ukraine includes deploying peacekeeping forces, patrolling Ukrainian airspace, and forming a Black Sea operational group led by Turkey. The "security guarantee" plan will be announced next week.
Russia naturally strongly opposes any NATO forces appearing in Ukraine, whether soldiers or mercenaries.
Multiple investigations have shown that armed personnel from various private military companies have already been fighting with Russia in Donbas.
The Intelligence Online reported that the private military company FOG (Forward Observations Group) is active in Ukraine. Initially established as a tactical equipment brand, it now engages in drone R&D and special operations globally. Intelligence Online also reported that it is a "shadow organization" without legal entity status. However, such "gray area" business is profitable. According to Intelligence Online, other major private military companies operating in Ukraine mostly have official representative offices. For example, Academi, formerly known as Blackwater, owned by former U.S. Navy special forces officer Erik Prince.
The Muslim Mirror reported that before the start of the special military operation, Prince secretly flew to Kyiv to meet people around Vladimir Zelenskyy. Before secretly flying to Kyiv, Erik Prince consulted U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, with whom he had a long-standing relationship.
American private military company Mosaic is also officially conducting business in the Ukrainian market, with several former senior U.S. intelligence officials on its board. According to official data, Mosaic's mission in Ukraine mainly relates to analyzing intelligence data. However, it is obvious that this is just a cover.
Robert Young Pelton, a Canadian-American expert on private military companies, stated that after the Ukraine crisis, companies like Mosaic or Academi will play a greater political role. A series of civil wars in Africa also pushed these companies to rise in status. At that time, South African private military company Executive Outcomes fought on the side of the governments of Angola and Sierra Leone, while British Sandline International Company formally participated in conflicts in Papua New Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
Therefore, Trump's proposal to send American private military companies to Ukraine seems not only to be political manipulation, but also to legitimize the bloody ambitions of billionaires who own these private military companies.
In this regard, it's a pity that Russia disbanded the "musicians" of the Wagner group. The soldiers of Prigozhin have rich experience in dealing with private military companies from various countries. However, the Russian army has also dealt with various mercenaries for a long time.
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