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Voices: Should British troops be deployed in Ukraine? Join The Independent Debate

Have your say: Russia condemned Keir Starmer’s latest plan as ‘unacceptable,’ warning that any Nato troops in Ukraine would be seen as a ‘direct threat’

Keir Starmer is considering deploying British troops as part of a force of fewer than 30,000 European troops in Ukraine, focusing on key locations but not near the frontlines. Russia has condemned the plan, calling it a direct threat. The Independent invites readers to share their opinions on this issue.

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												26 m. ago											Ukraine frontline latest: Russia ‘captures another village in Eastern Ukraine’
												
													Thousands of civilians have died in the conflict, the vast majority of them from Ukraine												
												
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												53 m. ago											‘Russia is not winning’: Ukraine frontline soldiers say ‘weak’ Moscow should be negotiating with its back to the wall
												
													On the three year anniversary of Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine frontline soldiers tell World affairs editor Sam Kiley that it’s Russia that should be suing for peace												
												
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												78 m. ago											Why after three years of Ukraine war the bloodiest battles may be still to come
												
													The outcome of this war is still likely to be decided on the battlefield, Alexander Titov writes												
												
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												4 h. ago											AP PHOTOS: First day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine captured in images
												
													The deafening booms of the first airstrikes. Buildings bursting into flames, reduced to rubble. Terrified people hiding in basements. Cries of despair and hugs of support.												
												
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												8 h. ago											US offers UN resolution on war in Ukraine that stops far short of competing European statement
												
													The United States has proposed a draft resolution for the U.N. General Assembly that stops far short of a competing European-backed statement demanding an immediate withdrawal of all of Moscow’s forces from Ukraine												
												
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												8 h. ago											Trump triggers upheaval at Pentagon as top general pushed out and DOGE staff cuts to hit thousands: Live
												
													President also directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to solicit nominations for five additional high-level positions, which will be announced soon												
												
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												9 h. ago											Trump ducks Putin ‘dictator’ question; GOP voters angered by DOGE purges as 1,500 FBI staff ordered out of DC: Live
												
													Trump’s rhetoric on Russia’s war on Ukraine continues to rile allies as reality of DOGE cuts begins to sink in at home												
												
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												10 h. ago											Donald Trump attacks ‘nice guy’ Keir Starmer for ‘not doing anything’ about Ukraine war
												
													Donald Trump has accused UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer of "not doing anything" to resolve the war in Ukraine triggered by Russia, as the US president continues to defend his controversial remarks about the country's leader Volodymyr Zelensky.												
												
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												13 h. ago											CPAC sends a warning message to Ukraine: It’s not Reagan’s party anymore
												
													ANALYSIS: Conservatives vocally defended Trump’s tack on Ukraine and Russia and his calling Zelensky, a dictator, Eric Garcia reports from CPAC												
												
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												14 h. ago											Starmer urged to stand up to Trump’s ‘torrent of lies’ as he accuses UK of doing nothing to end Ukraine war
												
													Starmer urged to challenge Trump over Ukraine lies as US president accuses Britain of ‘doing nothing to end the war’												
												
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												16 h. ago											Starmer urged to stand up to Trump’s ‘torrent of lies’ as he accuses Britain of doing nothing to end Ukraine war
												
													Starmer urged to challenge Trump over Ukraine lies as president accuses Britain of ‘doing nothing to end the war’												
												
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												16 h. ago											Mike Waltz insists Ukraine will sign mineral deal — and Trump will get a Nobel Peace Prize when war’s over
												
													Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has previously rejected an agreement for American control of much of his country’s rare earth minerals												
												
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												16 h. ago											Foreign ministers talk war in Ukraine and other conflicts on last day of G20 meeting in South Africa
												
													Foreign ministers and senior diplomats from leading rich and developing countries focused on global conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war, on the last day of their meeting in South Africa												
												
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												16 h. ago											Trump refuses to admit Putin started Ukraine war as adviser tells CPAC he will win Nobel Peace Prize: Live
												
													President invited to row back on criticism of Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky but instead doubles down, declaring: ‘He makes it very hard to make deals’												
												
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												16 h. ago											Voices: Readers praise Independent for pledging to speak out against Trump
												
													Our readers have strongly backed our pledge to stand against Donald Trump’s threat to truth and democracy												
												
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												18 h. ago											Watch: Putin addresses AI summit as Trump and Musk launch cruel tirade at Zelensky
												
													Watch as Vladimir Putin speaks at an AI and technology forum in Moscow on Friday, 21 February.												
												
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												18 h. ago											Claims Putin could concede $300 billion in frozen assets as part of war deal
												
													Swathes of Ukraine will need to be rebuilt												
												
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												21 h. ago											UK ‘massively vulnerable’ to threat of Russia after decades of military cuts, ex
												
													With Sir Keir Starmer under mounting pressure to boost the UK’s defence budget, General Sir Nick Carter said the UK’s ‘remarkably hollow’ Army would be unable to fend off Russia if it needed												
												
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												21 h. ago											Ukraine frontline latest: Russia claims to have taken control of two more east Ukrainian villages
												
													Thousands of civilians have died in the conflict, the vast majority of them from Ukraine												
												
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												22 h. ago											Chernobyl expert warns nuclear disaster in Ukraine ‘only matter of time’ due to Russian recklessness
												
													Without a stronger stance against Russian aggression near Ukrainian nuclear power plants, disaster is looming ‘closer and closer’, says historian Serhii Plokhy												
												
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