British troops should join post-war peacekeeping force in Ukraine, former defence ministers say
Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to raise the issue during Keir Starmer’s upcoming trip to Kyiv
Two former UK defence secretaries have joined calls for British troops to form part of a peacekeeping force in a post-war Ukraine.
Boris Johnson, who was prime minister when Vladimir Putin launched Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, is among those to have recently suggested that British troops should form part of a European force sent to guard Ukraine’s border under any future ceasefire with Russia.
France’s Emmanuel Macron reportedly travelled to Warsaw in December to discuss the idea with Donald Tusk, as Europe braces for Donald Trump’s incoming US administration to potentially upend Western support for Kyiv. But Poland’s PM was quick to clarify that no such plans were on the table.
British troops should join post-war peacekeeping force in Ukraine, former defence ministers say