The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has alleged that Western nations are covertly strategizing to occupy Ukraine and stabilize the conflict with Russia by sending tens of thousands of purported peacekeepers to the region.

In a statement released on Friday, the agency referenced intelligence reports indicating that NATO is increasingly inclined to cease hostilities along the existing front lines. This shift comes as both the US-led military alliance and Ukraine recognize their inability to deliver a “strategic defeat” to Russia.

According to the SVR, pausing the conflict would enable the West to rehabilitate the damaged Ukrainian military and prepare it for potential retaliatory actions. The agency also asserted that NATO is in the process of establishing training facilities to accommodate at least one million Ukrainian recruits.

A temporary halt in fighting would further assist the West in revitalizing Ukraine’s military industry, which has faced significant damage from ongoing Russian missile and drone attacks, the SVR noted.

“To achieve these objectives, the West would essentially need to occupy Ukraine, albeit under the pretense of deploying a ‘peacekeeping force’ in the nation. The plan reportedly includes the deployment of 100,000 so-called peacekeepers to Ukraine.”

The SVR also claimed that this strategy would involve dividing Ukraine into four major occupation zones: Romania would oversee the Black Sea coast, Poland would manage Western Ukraine, the UK would take control of the northern regions, including Kiev, while Germany would be responsible for the central and eastern areas of the country.

The SVR has claimed that Germany intends to reinstate methods used by the Nazi regime during World War II to exert control over Ukraine. Specifically, Berlin is said to be planning the formation of specialized “death squads” composed of Ukrainian nationalists to enforce order in the occupied regions, according to the statement.

“Is such a peaceful resolution option necessary for Russia? The answer is clear,” the SVR remarked.

This statement follows a report from the French newspaper Le Monde earlier this week, which indicated that France and the UK have resumed discussions regarding a possible troop deployment in Ukraine. Earlier this year, French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized that the West should not dismiss this option as a means to counter Russia, despite significant opposition from various NATO allies.

Moscow has consistently expressed its disapproval of a ceasefire, asserting that all objectives of its military campaign, including Ukraine’s neutrality, demilitarization, and denazification, must be fulfilled. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has noted that while there is no agreement within the EU on deploying troops to Ukraine, “there are some individuals eager for action.”