{"id":18571,"date":"2025-08-30T03:30:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T23:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/?p=18571"},"modified":"2025-08-30T03:30:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T23:30:14","slug":"europe-proposes-buffer-zone-on-the-ukraine-russia-front-ahmad-shahidov-gives-extensive-interview-to-arb24-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/?p=18571","title":{"rendered":"Europe proposes buffer zone on the Ukraine\u2013Russia front \u2013 Ahmad Shahidov gives extensive interview to ARB24 Television"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Avropa Ukrayna\u2013Rusiya c\u0259bh\u0259sind\u0259 bufer zona t\u0259klif edir \u2013 \u018fhm\u0259d \u015eahidov ARB24`\u0259 geni\u015f m\u00fcsahib\u0259 verib\" width=\"1110\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bd6RQa5u6uI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In Europe, new scenarios regarding the future of the Ukraine\u2013Russia war are being discussed. According to \u201cPolitico\u201d, European officials are considering the possibility of establishing a 40-kilometer buffer zone along the front line. This plan is presented as part of a ceasefire or a post-war peace mechanism. However, the proposal implies the risk of territorial concessions for Ukraine, while representing de facto gains for Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to ARB24 in an extensive interview, political analyst Ahmad Shahidov said that the proposal may appear as a peace initiative on the surface but in reality poses a serious threat to Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty:<br \/>\n\u201cThe creation of a buffer zone can be seen as a security guarantee for Ukraine, but it also means legitimizing the occupied territories. For Kyiv, this is an extremely difficult choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Shahidov, NATO troops \u2013 particularly forces from France and the United Kingdom \u2013 taking part in this plan could further deepen the conflict:<br \/>\n\u201cSuch a step may transform the war from a regional conflict into a global confrontation. Russia sees this as a red line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The analyst also commented on the new sanctions package being prepared by the European Union against Russia. He stressed that while restrictions targeting the energy and financial sectors would shrink Moscow\u2019s capabilities, they could also negatively affect the European economy.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the Putin\u2013Trump meeting in Alaska, the details of which remain undisclosed, Shahidov added that this indicates the reactivation of secret diplomatic channels between Moscow and Washington:<br \/>\n\u201cThe political will in the United States will be the decisive factor in determining the course of the war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It should be noted that Ahmad Shahidov, who returned from Washington yesterday, also shared his observations on U.S. foreign policy, press briefings at the State Department and the White House. He further emphasized that the fundamental peace agreement signed at the White House between Azerbaijan and Armenia opens new opportunities for stability in the South Caucasus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/arb24_29.08.2025.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18572\" src=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/arb24_29.08.2025-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/arb24_29.08.2025-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/arb24_29.08.2025-475x267.jpg 475w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/arb24_29.08.2025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/arb24_29.08.2025-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shahidov.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/arb24_29.08.2025-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, 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