British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced Sunday that he is willing to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine to maintain a peace when the Russia-Ukraine war ends.
“The UK is ready to play a leading role in accelerating work on security guarantees for Ukraine,” the Labour Prime Minister wrote in The Telegraph. “It also means being ready and willing to contribute to security guarantees to Ukraine by putting our own troops on the ground if necessary.”
Starmer noted that the United Kingdom has committed £3 billion (approx. $3.78 billion) per year to support the Ukrainian military until at least 2030.
The announcement comes after a week that saw the Trump administration waver on the terms for its support for Ukraine and shake European allies. Trump’s Ukraine envoy, Keith Kellogg, suggested Ukraine and other European leaders would have no place at peace negotiations.
“We are facing a once-in-a-generation moment for the collective security of our continent,” Starmer wrote. “This is not only a question about the future of Ukraine – it is existential for Europe as a whole.”
Starmer is scheduled to join an emergency summit of European leaders in France on Monday to discuss security and Ukraine.
“We have got to show we are truly serious about our own defence and bearing our own burden. We have talked about it for too long,” Starmer wrote.