London and Brussels must play “a full part” in providing security guarantees for Kiev, the UK prime minister has said.
The UK and EU must be involved in a peace settlement in Ukraine, which includes putting boots on the ground, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said following talks with US President Donald Trump in Washington. The US has recently initiated peace talks with Russia, sidelining both the EU and UK.
Starmer met with Trump at the White House on Thursday, where they discussed a plan to reach an enduring peace in Ukraine.
”The European countries, including the United Kingdom, need to play a full part in that,” Starmer said in an interview on Fox News.
London will play “a leading part,” he insisted, whether it’s “troops on the ground… or possible air, maritime work” together with the EU. The UK and France have previously said they are prepared to deploy peacekeeping troops to Ukraine to secure any peace deal with Russia.
Trump has indicated, however, that Washington has no plans to send US forces to support a European-led peacekeeping mission, arguing that Russian President Vladimir Putin can be trusted to not breach the eventual agreement.
Moscow has opposed the deployment of unauthorized troops to Ukraine, warning that without a UN mandate, they would be considered legitimate targets.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said the idea of deploying foreign troops to Ukraine is being pushed primarily by France and Britain, suggesting that this is meant to “further fuel the conflict and stop any attempts to cool it down.” The Foreign Ministry also accused the EU and UK of embarking “on a path of militarism.”
Britain has been a steadfast supporter of Ukraine since the conflict escalated three years ago, providing substantial military aid and implementing stringent sanctions against Russia. As of February, London has committed nearly $10 billion in military assistance to Kiev.
War is peace
At least at No 10
The competing, divisive globalists show their warring murderous colours, Starmer and Trump, both.
Team Empire.
Servile and obsequious Starmer. Trump put him in his place😅
Well said.
I liked the way Trump addresses UK/EU/France security concerns.
Sure those countries want to deploy their powerful military to keep the peace in Ukraine.
The USA will always come to the defence of their NATO partners, if they are attacked.
Will the U.S come to defend their partners military carrying out missions on foreign soil?
I doubt it.
Keep the peacekeeping force in the UK. You’re going to need it !
PS. Sorry you missed out on the rare earth minerals Starmer. Have a nice day.
Fine. Diplomats, politicians, military industrial complex employees children should be first to be sent into the frontlines.
The wars would cease overnight.
Idiots.
Starmer wants UK troops in Ukraine as some sort of “peace keeping” even before the war is over because he knows that, statistically, some of the UK troops would then be killed. That would then give the UK “deep state” the “in” to get more involved because they do not want this war to end.
The UK ex-PM Boris Johnson told Zelensky to ignore peace overtures from Russia and carry on fighting.