Around 20 countries could be part of the “coalition of the willing” to enforce peace in Ukraine once a peace deal is reached, according to a report.
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said that a “coalition of the willing” nations is in the making to deploy soldiers, warplanes, and other assets in Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping force. He is working on the plan with French President Emmanuel Macron. He has stressed while Europe will do the “heavy lifting”, support from the United States is a must.
The Daily Telegraph has reported British officials as saying that as many as 20 countries made up “largely of European and commonwealth partners” could join such a peacekeeping force in Ukraine.
The development comes at a time when US President Donald Trump has realigned the United States with Russia and has started withdrawing from Europe, leaving the continent alone as it faces unprecedented aggression from Russia.
Besides the United Kingdom and France, Australia, Ireland, Luxembourg, Belgium, and Turkey have indicated they would be prepared to join the peacekeeping force. Canada, Denmark, and Sweden have also not ruled out being part of the force.
What is the British-French peacekeeping plan?
Starmer and Macron are working on a plan to deploy a peacekeeping force largely comprising of Europeans to Ukraine once a peace deal is reached.
Previously, The Telegraph has reported fewer than 30,000 troops would be deployed to Ukraine under the plan.
The force would be deployed in Ukrainian cities, ports, and other critical infrastructure sites, such as nuclear power stations, and, instead of deploying a much bigger force, the British-French plan relies on “technical monitoring” of the peace deal, including intelligence; surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft; drones; and satellites to provide a “complete picture of what is going on”, according to the newspaper.
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