Keir Starmer has made his first trip to Kyiv as UK prime minister to offer long-term support to Ukraine which could see British troops brought in as peacekeepers
Starmer considers UK troops in Ukraine in peacekeeper role as he meets Zelensky in Kyiv
Sir Keir Starmer is considering plans to send British troops into Ukraine to act as peacekeepers in the event of a ceasefire with Russia.
The development came during the prime minister’s first trip to Ukraine since he took power six months ago, which included a meeting with president Volodymyr Zelensky.
The trip saw the prime minister seizing the international agenda just days before Donald Trump is sworn in for his second term as US president on Monday with a plan to negotiate an end to the Ukraine/Russia war.
Starmer considers UK troops in Ukraine in peacekeeper role as he meets Zelensky in Kyiv