The Washington Post has reported that the EU are planning to send between 25,000 and 30,000 troops to Ukraine to monitor the potential ceasefire.
Should Vladimir Putin agree to a sensible ceasefire with is agreed with officials in Kyiv then these peacekeepers could be sent to Ukraine.
The US has ruled out sending any troops and will leave it up to Europe to take the lead.
Poland and Germany have expressed their caution in making such a move, whilst the British Prime Minister has expressed his willingness to send soldiers to Ukraine.
The Prime Minister has been warned on Monday that making a “premature” pledge to send British troops to Ukraine is a concern, as the government must focus on boosting defence spending first to enable this to happen.
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Shadow Home Office Minister Alicia Kearns has said that Labour must increase defence spending and told GB News that the government must hit 2.5% of GDP initially.
Kearns told GB News, “We had a very clear plan for how we would get to 2.5%,” she added that US spending is around 3.4%.
She added, “There is a clear threat to us. There is still war in Europe, and we have to make sure that we at home are safe.
“That is our responsibility as a British Government.”
Writing in the Telegraph Starmer said, “I feel very deeply the responsibility that comes with potentially putting British servicemen and women in harm’s way.
“But any role in helping to guarantee Ukraine’s security is helping to guarantee the security of our continent, and the security of this country.”
However, the former chief of the British Army Lord General Richard Dannatt told the BBC the UK would have to send around 40,000 soldiers, he warned, “we just haven’t got that number available.
He added, “Our military is so run down at the present moment, numerically and as far as capability and equipment is concerned, it would potentially be quite embarrassing.”
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