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Britain may deploy troops to Ukraine for five years under a European-led plan to deter Russia and support Kyiv, as reported by The Telegraph.
(Reuters) - Britain is considering deploying troops to Ukraine for five years under plans being discussed by allies, The Telegraph reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources.
Under the plan, one of a number of options on the table, a European-led force would be dispatched to Ukraine to initially deter Russia from breaching any settlement and to offer Kyiv’s men some much-needed respite, the report added.
A "significant number" of countries are willing to provide peacekeeping troops in Ukraine in the event of a peace deal with Russia, a spokesperson for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in March.
(Reporting by Janaki Venugopalan in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie Adler)
The main topic is the potential deployment of British troops to Ukraine for up to five years as part of a European-led peacekeeping force.
The deployment aims to deter Russia from breaching any settlement and to provide support to Kyiv's forces.
A significant number of countries are willing to provide peacekeeping troops, as stated by a British PM spokesperson.
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