EU mission in the Caucasus?

The current President of the European Council, Nicolas Sarkozy, has proposed the deployment of an EU peacekeeping force to the Caucaus. The daily paper La Repubblica is musing over a possible EU peace mission: "It is out of the question that Nicolas Sarkozy's proposed peace troops would march under the flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, given Russian irritation at Tbilisi's bid for acceptance in NATO." Most likely, "troops would be provided by those western countries that have the best relationship with Russia - Germany, France and Italy. ... Understandably, Russia does not want participation from America, the countries of the former Warsaw Pact or the former Soviet republics. This will also mean disappointment for Estonia, one of the first countries that offered assistance. ... As in Lebanon, the mission will be carried out in consultation with the rival states. It will not forcefully impose peace, but rather monitor and safeguard it."

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