During Sunday's security summit of European leaders to find an alternate peace plan to Washington's, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a "coalition of the willing" to step up efforts in support of Kiev.
Starmer said he hopes this coalition will gain support and leadership from the Trump White House. "We are at a crossroads in history today," Starmer said after the summit of 18 leaders - which included Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Starmer unveiled a four point agreed-to 'peace plan' (..though not agreed to by the US):to keep military aid flowing into Ukraine, and to keep increasing the economic pressure on Russia that any lasting peace must ensure Ukraine's sovereignty and security and Ukraine must be present at any peace talks in the event of a peace deal, to boost Ukraine's defensive capabilities to deter any future invasion to develop a "coalition of the willing" to defend a deal in Ukraine and to guarantee peace afterwards.
But one crucial line in his remarks detailing the plan caught many people's attention - the expressed willingness to put Western/NATO boots on the ground in Ukraine: "The UK are prepared to back this with boots on the ground and planes in the air," Starmer said. He also announced a £1.6bn missile deal for Ukraine, saying this "support for Ukraine is unwavering." ZH
Starmer unveiled a four point agreed-to 'peace plan' (..though not agreed to by the US):to keep military aid flowing into Ukraine, and to keep increasing the economic pressure on Russia that any lasting peace must ensure Ukraine's sovereignty and security and Ukraine must be present at any peace talks in the event of a peace deal, to boost Ukraine's defensive capabilities to deter any future invasion to develop a "coalition of the willing" to defend a deal in Ukraine and to guarantee peace afterwards.
But one crucial line in his remarks detailing the plan caught many people's attention - the expressed willingness to put Western/NATO boots on the ground in Ukraine: "The UK are prepared to back this with boots on the ground and planes in the air," Starmer said. He also announced a £1.6bn missile deal for Ukraine, saying this "support for Ukraine is unwavering." ZH
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