U.K. and France discussing sending peacekeeping forces to Ukraine — The Telegraph
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have started discussing the possibility of sending British and French soldiers to Ukraine as peacekeeping forces if Moscow and Kyiv reach a ceasefire agreement, The Telegram reported on Wednesday.
Sources from the U.K. government told the newspaper that Starmer has yet to reach a final decision.
On January 15, Bloomberg reported that the British government was in “intense discussions” about the possibility of deploying peacekeeping troops in Ukraine. The agency’s sources said that the idea faced opposition from members of Starmer’s office and in other parts of the U.K. government due to security concerns.
Bloomberg noted that Starmer was expected to raise the issue of peacekeepers during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. On January 16, the Associated Press reported that Starmer had traveled to Kyiv on his first visit, a trip that had not been previously announced.
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