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Starmer says 25 countries ready to deploy troops to Ukraine after ceasefire

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said 25 countries are ready to deploy troops to Ukraine to help guarantee peace once the fighting stops. Starmer made the statement after a Coalition of the Willing meeting in Paris on July 13.

14 July, 12:25 PM

Ukraine's envoy urges UN to ban Russian troops from peacekeeping missions

Russia should be banned from participating in UN missions, and Russia should leave the organization if it ignores its decisions, Ukraine's UN Permanent Representative Andrii Melnyk said at a UN Security Council, Interfax-Ukraine reported on June 9.

9 June, 08:25 AM

France considers sending 6,000 troops to Ukraine after peace deal

French President Emmanuel Macron discussed a possible deployment of up to 6,000 French soldiers to Ukraine after a peace agreement is reached, Le Monde reported on Jan. 10.

10 January, 04:04 PM

Zelenskyy: France, UK may send troops to Ukraine after ceasefire with Russia

Some European countries are prepared to provide on-the-ground support to Ukraine once a ceasefire with Russia takes effect, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Dec. 16 during a joint news conference with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof.

16 December 2025, 05:40 PM

DM Shmyhal eyes allied forces in Ukraine after truce

Following a possible peace agreement, the U.K. and European countries should deploy troops in Ukraine to safeguard it from new Russian attacks, Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal said in an interview with The Times on Sept. 10.

11 September 2025, 05:45 PM

Beijing rebuffs claim of peacekeeping role in Ukraine

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun dismissed media reports about Beijing’s alleged readiness to deploy a peacekeeping force to Ukraine under a UN mandate, the Global Times newspaper reported on August 25.

25 August 2025, 04:30 PM

Germany won’t send troops to Ukraine, FM Wadephul says

Germany will not deploy a military contingent to Ukraine and intends to focus on NATO territory in line with existing agreements, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul stated in a Table Media podcast, as reported by public broadcaster DW on Aug. 18.

18 August 2025, 02:57 PM

France, UK to boost joint expeditionary force to 50,000 troops

The UK and France plan to expand their Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF) to 50,000 troops for a post-ceasefire deployment in Ukraine as part of the “coalition of the willing,” French President Emmanuel Macron said on July 10.

10 July 2025, 11:44 PM

Europe braces for full U.S. pullback from Ukraine

British and French officials involved in planning potential peacekeeping missions in Ukraine have discussed the need to “face reality” and shift focus from deploying troops to supporting Kyiv without U.S. backing, The Telegraph reported on May 31.

31 May 2025, 08:31 PM

Bucharest rules out troops in Ukraine, slams Trump’s Putin gambit

Romania will not send troops to Ukraine as a part of a possible peacekeeping mission, the country's newly elected President Nicușor Dan said in an interview with Politico published on May 21.

21 May 2025, 01:52 PM

Neutral Austria does not rule out joining peacekeeping mission in Ukraine

Austria may take part in a potential international peacekeeping mission in Ukraine — depending on the mission’s mandate, the country's Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner said in a comment to Die Welt on May 18.

19 May 2025, 10:20 AM

Next ‘coalition of the willing’ meeting scheduled for May 10

Officials representing the ‘coalition of the willing’—a group of European countries considering deploying a peacekeeping contingent on Ukrainian soil—will meet on May 10, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on May 9.

9 May 2025, 09:40 PM

Prague rules out peacekeepers as long as Putin drags out war

The deployment of peacekeeping forces in Ukraine is not currently under consideration because there is no peace agreement in sight, Czech President Petr Pavel said at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Prague on May 4.

5 May 2025, 10:19 AM

Estonia pledges troops for Ukraine peacekeeping mission

Tallinn is ready to deploy peacekeeping troops to Ukraine as part of the “coalition of the willing,” led by Britain and France, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal wrote on Facebook on April 30.

30 April 2025, 02:18 PM

British deployment to Ukraine faces legal landmines, mission redefined

British peacekeepers who may be deployed to Ukraine could face prosecution under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), The Telegraph wrote on April 27.

28 April 2025, 01:07 PM

Europe gets cold feet on sending peacekeepers to Ukraine

The UK and other European nations may soon scrap plans to deploy thousands of troops to Ukraine as part of a post-war peacekeeping mission, The Times reported on April 24.

24 April 2025, 11:42 PM

UK, France move to expedite ‘coalition of the willing’ military planning

Over the next two weeks, London and Paris will ramp up military planning for the so-called “coalition of the willing” to help provide post-ceasefire security to Ukraine, UK Defense Secretary John Healey and French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on April 10.

11 April 2025, 12:39 AM

'Coalition of the Willing' meets in Brussels to plan deployment of European peacekeepers

Brussels will host the inaugural meeting of defense ministers from the so-called “Coalition of the Willing” on April 10, the UK Defense Ministry wrote on its official website on April 5.

10 April 2025, 09:27 AM

Allies weigh NATO role in post-war Ukraine peace efforts

European countries are considering using NATO's command and control structures, as well as its early warning aircraft, to support a potential peace deal in Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on April 3.

3 April 2025, 12:54 PM

'Coalition of the willing' to hold next meeting on Ukraine in Brussels

A new meeting of the "coalition of the willing" is set for April 10 in Brussels, the UK’s NATO delegation said on April 2.

2 April 2025, 05:51 PM

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