UK PM Starmer’s Ukraine Peacekeeping Plan Faces Kremlin Opposition Ahead of U.S. Talks

During next week’s visit to Washington, DC, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is reportedly set to present U.S. President Donald Trump with a proposal to deploy 30,000 European peacekeepers to Ukraine, The Telegraph wrote on February 19.

Starmer is expected to outline how European forces could oversee a ceasefire agreement arranged by Trump during their meeting.

At the same time, the Kremlin stated on February 20 that any British plan to deploy troops to Ukraine as part of a potential peacekeeping mission would be unacceptable to Russia, Reuters reported.

Putin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, said Moscow is closely watching Starmer’s statements with “concern.”

“This causes concern for us because we’re talking about sending military contingents, about the possible, eventual sending of military contingents from NATO countries to Ukraine,” Peskov said to reporters in a briefing.

French President Emmanuel Macron is also expected to join Starmer in his visit to Washington.

On February 16, it was reported that Starmer declared his readiness to deploy British troops to Ukraine to enforce a potential peace deal.