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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Luke Harding in Kyiv

Zelenskyy says Russia-Ukraine peace deal would require 200,000 allied troops

Soldiers prepare to fire a howitzer on the battlefield in Ukraine
Donald Trump has promised to end the war between Russia and Ukraine quickly. Photograph: Maria Senovilla/EPA

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that “at least 200,000” allied troops would be needed to enforce any peace deal in Ukraine as he urged Europe to “take care of itself” as Donald Trump returns to power in the US.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Zelenskyy said European leaders should not ask themselves what Trump would do next, and said that they instead needed to take collective steps to defend their continent at a time when it was under aggressive attack by Russia.

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