Peacekeepers in Ukraine: France and Britain discuss the possibility of sending troops.

France and Great Britain prepare to send peacekeepers to Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are considering the possibility of sending their servicemen to Ukraine as a peacekeeping contingent. This decision is being made by Paris and London after a potential agreement between Kyiv and Moscow on a ceasefire, reports The Telegraph.

According to this plan, Western peacekeepers will guarantee Ukraine's security in case an agreement is reached with Russia on a ceasefire. This idea is increasingly being discussed not only in public debates but also in closed meetings in Westminster (the UK government), reports The Telegraph.

Emmanuel Macron has already discussed this idea with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Regarding negotiations between Keir Starmer and Macron, officials do not comment on their details. However, numerous authoritative sources within the UK government assert that Starmer has not yet fully committed to this initiative.

The Telegraph outlines three possible scenarios for the deployment of British and other countries' troops to assist as peacekeepers in Ukraine. The first option is to freeze the front line, under which Russia would maintain control over temporarily occupied territories in the east and south of the country. The second option is to defend Kyiv with Western troops, while the third is to create an 'air shield' on Polish territory while simultaneously training the Ukrainian Armed Forces.