Starmer calls on Trump to provide security support to any future European peacekeepers in Ukraine
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on the United States to provide security support for potential European peacekeepers in Ukraine. He stressed that this is what can guarantee Kyiv a sustainable peace, not just a temporary ceasefire.
According to Censor.NET, this was reported by Reuters.
Starmer noted that the UK is ready to ‘play its part’ in a possible peacekeeping mission in Ukraine, but only if the US provides a certain support mechanism. He added that what Ukraine and Europe need is ‘a lasting peace, not a ceasefire’, and that requires security guarantees.
"Precisely what that layers up to, what that looks like, is obviously a subject of intense discussion. We will play our part, and I have made it clear that we will need some sort of backstop from the United States," he said.
The British prime minister expressed concern that a ceasefire without enforcement mechanisms would allow Putin "to wait and to come again because his ambition in relation to Ukraine is pretty obvious."
Earlier, Starmer said that Trump was committed to NATO and wants peace in Ukraine.
Peacekeeping forces in Ukraine
Earlier it was reported that French President Emmanuel Macron would discuss with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk the deployment of peacekeeping forces in Ukraine if an agreement is reached to end the current phase of the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk denied that Polish troops would be sent to Ukraine after the ceasefire.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas assessed the possibility of sending a European peacekeeping mission to Ukraine.
Italian Defense Minister Guido Crozetto expressed his readiness to support a peacekeeping mission to Ukraine if peace is achieved.
In turn, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani called these discussions "premature."
Germany, together with its partners, will consider the possible deployment of peacekeepers in Ukraine as part of "security guarantees" only after the conditions are created, namely a ceasefire with Russia.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has stated that several countries are currently considering participation in a potential contingent of Western allies in Ukraine. However, specific plans for the deployment of foreign troops are still under discussion.
