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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andy Gregory

British troops should join post-war peacekeeping force in Ukraine, former defence ministers say

Two former UK defence secretaries have joined calls for British troops to form part of a peacekeeping force in a post-war Ukraine.

Boris Johnson, who was prime minister when Vladimir Putin launched Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, is among those to have recently suggested that British troops should form part of a European force sent to guard Ukraine’s border under any future ceasefire with Russia.

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