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UK and France may send up to 15,000 troops to Ukraine after peace deal

The United Kingdom and France are considering deploying up to 15,000 troops to help secure Ukraine in the event of a peace agreement, The Times reported, citing military and diplomatic sources. However, the figure is significantly lower than what was previously discussed within the European coalition.

8 January, 11:34 AM

UN General Assembly president says peacekeepers in Ukraine possible if most nations agree

UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock does not rule out the possibility of deploying UN peacekeeping forces to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire and during postwar reconstruction — provided a majority of member states support the move, she said in an interview with Bild.

14 September 2025, 03:26 PM

Europe divided over sending troops to Ukraine as Paris summit approaches

As leaders prepare to present security guarantees for Ukraine during a Sept. 4 meeting in Paris, Europe remains split over whether to send troops to Ukraine as part of a potential multinational mission, Financial Times reported.

4 September 2025, 02:20 PM

Europe explores 40-km demilitarized zone between Ukraine frontlines

Europe is weighing the creation of a 40-kilometer buffer zone between the Russian and Ukrainian frontlines as part of a potential peace deal, Politico reported on Aug. 28, citing five European diplomats.

29 August 2025, 10:25 AM

Ukraine and allies push new security plan

Ukraine’s international partners are focusing their efforts on building a new European security framework and implementing key agreements within the so-called “coalition of the willing,” Ukraine’s Defense Ministry reported on April 5.

6 April 2025, 11:15 AM

Lithuania ready to join peacekeeping coalition in Ukraine, foreign minister says in Kyiv

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys said his country is prepared to join the Coalition of the Willing, signaling support for a potential international peacekeeping presence in Ukraine.

1 April 2025, 05:35 PM

Ukraine, UK, and France plot military roadmap amid peacekeeper talks

Military officials from Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and France will meet in the coming days to build “real momentum” for strengthening Ukraine’s long-term security, a spokesperson for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Reuters on March 31.

1 April 2025, 01:57 PM

Security guarantees: Ukrainians pick firepower over NATO membership

The majority of Ukrainians support increased military assistance for the country’s armed forces as the most effective and reliable security component of a lasting peace deal, Anton Hrushetsky, Executive Director of the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) said on March 14, commenting on the results of a new sociological survey.

14 March 2025, 01:56 PM

UK, France rally 37-nation Ukraine peacekeeping force plan Trump to back

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron are pulling together a peacekeeping plan for Ukraine in a coalition with 37 countries that U.S. President Donald Trump agrees to accept, Bloomberg reported on March 12, citing its own sources familiar with the matter.

13 March 2025, 11:19 AM

Italy will not send peacekeepers to Ukraine — Italian PM Meloni

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said her country will not send troops to Ukraine during an interview with Rai 1 Secolo TV on March 4.

4 March 2025, 12:49 PM

Ukraine calls for air and sea security in peacekeeping discussions

Discussions on deploying Western peacekeeping forces to Ukraine must also address the protection of the country’s airspace and ensure maritime security, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha wrote on X on Feb. 27.

27 February 2025, 02:38 PM

Trump floats peacekeeping force need in Ukraine deal

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested for the first time that "some form of peacekeeping" force would be part of an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, the Voice of America reported on Feb. 26.

26 February 2025, 12:34 PM

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