65 h. ago Kremlin's 'concerned' verdict on Keir Starmer's peacekeeping plan for Ukraine

A top Kremlin official has responded to Keir Starmer's proposals for a peacekeeping force in Ukraine involving British troops on the ground as tensions continue to rise over Trump's proposals

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3 d. ago Revealed: The detailed Ukraine peacekeeping plan that Sir Keir Starmer will put to Donald Trump in a matter of days... after the US President launched a blistering attack on Zelensky

British prime minister Sir Keir Starmer is taking a Ukraine peacekeeping plan to US president Donald Trump next week, it has been revealed

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4 d. ago Voices: Can Starmer build a bridge between the US and Europe strong enough to withstand a Trump kicking?

The prime minister is convinced he can charm the unpredictable US president when the pair meet next week in Washington – but Westminster is less sure of his chances, with some insiders suggesting the pledge to put British peacekeeping forces in Ukraine has now turned European allies again him, says Andrew Grice

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5 d. ago Peacekeeping in Ukraine would require every last drop of our depleted resources. We would have NO capability left: DANIEL HANNAN

Sir Keir Starmer's plans to send British peacekeepers to Ukraine raise two questions. First, do we have the military capacity and the means to pay for it? Second, what exactly would we aim to achieve?

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5 d. ago MPs 'likely to get a vote' on sending British troops to Ukraine as peacekeepers to deter future Putin attacks

Sir Keir Starmer takes lead in pledging to deploy UK forces to Ukraine

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5 d. ago Peacekeeping in Ukraine would require every last drop of our depleted resources. We would have NO capability left, DANIEL HANNAN writes

DANIEL HANNAN: Sir Keir Starmer 's announcement that he plans to send British peacekeepers to Ukraine raises two immediate questions.

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5 d. ago One misstep away from World War III: Keir Starmer's 'peacekeeping' operation in Ukraine would be fraught with danger and has potential to trigger wider conflict, military experts warn

British spymaster Colonel Philip Ingram fears tyrant Vladimir Putin would never stick to any peace deal and could open fire on British troops acting as part of a peacekeeping force in Ukraine.

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6 d. ago Trump's deal with the devil? As Starmer vows to send British peacekeepers to Ukraine, what a truce could look like

Decades-long policy of US-Europe cooperation was brought to a swift end last week when Donald Trump shared a lengthy phone call with Vladimir Putin to kick off peace talks over the Ukraine war

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6 d. ago Lib Dems say Badenoch is echoing Trump’s ‘dangerous rhetoric’ as she claims ‘some cultures better than others’ – UK politics live

Conservative leader of the opposition speaks at right-wing conference in LondonKeir Starmer’s announcement via the Telegraph that he was prepared to put British peacekeeping troops on the ground in Ukraine was also described by Conservative MP and shadow cabinet spokesperson Alicia Kearns as not the right priority. She told viewers of Sky News “his priority should be today talking about defence spending.”It was put to her that by Sky’s Wilfred Frost that “you’re trying to criticise the state of defence spending six months into their government, when this is a long-term issue, after 14 years [of Conservatives being] in power.”I’ve always been very clear. I was critical of my own government. But what I’m saying is, since July, a decision was made to side with the Treasury, to not give the increase in defence spending. We needed to continue to replenish stocks. Replenishing stocks should be the priority so that we are ready if we do need to provide peacekeeping services, if we do need ...

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6 d. ago Don't let Ukraine become another disaster like Afghanistan: Starmer's warning to Trump as he vows to send in UK troops... and US begins talks with Russia in Saudi Arabia

Keir Starmer made the comparison with the collapse of Kabul in 2021 - which Mr Trump branded 'one of the greatest defeats in American history'.

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