Only U.S. can guarantee credible deterrence against Russia after ceasefire, expert says

This was stated in an interview with Ukrinform by Colonel Markus Reisner of the Austrian Armed Forces, head of the Officer Training Institute at the Theresian Military Academy. “The key question is that these forces must be deployed and equipped in such a way that, if Russia attacks them on Ukrainian territory, there is certainty of an inevitable and effective response that would immediately put Russia in its place,” Reisner said. He said another option would be to create such a convincing deterrence capability that Russia would not dare launch another attack at all. “Either these forces must be deployed…