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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke

UK preparing to send troops to Ukraine as part of ‘reassurance force’ if peace deal is struck

The UK is preparing to deploy troops to Ukraine as part of a “reassurance force” if a peace deal is reached with Russia – but Donald Trump has ruled out the US doing the same.

The pledge came after Sir Keir Starmer co-chaired a meeting of the “coalition of the willing” attended by more than 30 international leaders to lay out plans to meet their American counterparts to agree security guarantees for Ukraine to deter future Russian aggression.

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