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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Defense chiefs from around 30 countries expected at NATO for talks on a future Ukraine force

France Ukraine Coalition - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Britain and France are convening a meeting of defense ministers from around 30 countries on Thursday to press ahead with plans to deploy troops to Ukraine to police any future peace agreement with Russia.

The meeting at NATO headquarters — the first between defense ministers representing the so-called coalition of the willing — comes after a visit to Kyiv last week by senior British and French military officers. It's expected to work on fleshing out an agreement reached at an earlier meeting between leaders.

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