Bombshell plan for Brit boots on the ground in Ukraine discussed in Kyiv as Starmer confirms ‘nothing is off the table’
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SIR Keir Starmer said “nothing is off the table” as he confirmed discussions over deploying British troops to police a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. The PM admitted the European peacekeepers plan - first proposed by the French - was raised during talks with President Zelensky in Kyiv today.
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And he insisted Britain would “play our full part” in securing a “lasting and just peace” adding “strength must be more than words.”. The plan could see hundreds of British and French boots on the ground patrolling a newly negotiated border between Russia and Ukraine after three years of bloody war.
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But the PM warned history taught us that aggression cannot be rewarded, and Russia must not be allowed to get away with its aggressive raid on Ukraine. He added: “The history of the 21st century is being written today.”. But the hero Ukrainian leader said European troops could only ever be “a segment” of the security guarantees required against future Russian attacks as he doubled down on his pleas to join NATO.
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Flanked by Starmer, President Zelensky said “if not now when” – but the PM stopped short of naming a date for Ukrainian accession to the alliance. The President also hit out at America, Slovakia, Hungary and Germany as not wanting Ukraine to join in a notably barbed attack.
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However, he insisted there could be no viable guarantee for Ukraine's safety without support from the United States. Sir Keir added that troops “were an issue we are all discussing but it must be capable of deterring future aggression, that is the test.”.
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