Keir Starmer stated on Monday in “Daily Telegraph” that he is ready and willing “to send British troops to Ukraine to help guarantee its safety as part of a peace agreement.
The Prime Minister of Great Britain before the extraordinary peak in Paris said that ensuring lasting peace in Ukraine is “necessary if we want to stop Putin from further aggression in the future.”
The United Kingdom is ready to contribute to a security guarantee for Ukraine, “by sending your own troops to a place if necessary.” “I'm not saying it slightly,” he said. “I feel very deeply responsible, which is associated with potential exposure to British soldiers and soldiers in danger,” he added.
The road of Ukraine to NATO membership is “irreversible”
Starmer confirmed that the road of Ukraine to NATO membership is “irreversible” and European countries “must increase defense expenditure and play a greater role” in the alliance.
The Prime Minister of Great Britain is convinced that “peace cannot come at all costs”. “Ukraine must sit at the table in these negotiations, because anything else would mean accepting Putin's position that Ukraine is not a real nation,” he said.
British troops could be placed next to soldiers from other European countries along the border between the territory controlled by Ukraine and the territory controlled by Russia, adds “Daily Telegraph”.
Former head of the army: the British army is exhausted
The prime minister's statement took place after the former head of the army, Lord Dannatt, said the BBC that the British army is “so exhausted” that it would not be able to lead any future peace mission in Ukraine.
Lord Dannatt, who was the head of the army in the years 2006–2009, said the BBC that up to 100,000 soldiers, including about 40,000 from Great Britain, would be needed for the peace mission in Ukraine. “We just don't have such a number,” he added.
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