French President Emmanuel Macron led discussions with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky regarding potential troop deployments to Ukraine as part of peacekeeping missions.
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France and UK are exploring options for deployment of military personnel to Ukraine as part of any potential peacekeeping mission
Discussions assume a ceasefire agreement between Kyiv and Moscow
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has engaged with the concept in principle but has not fully committed
US reluctance to deploy troops abroad makes US involvement in potential peacekeeping force unlikely
The UK will provide Ukraine with a loan backed by funds from frozen Russian assets, 150 artillery barrels and a new Danish-funded mobile air defense system
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed on Jan. 16 that he had discussed the matter with President Volodymyr Zelensky
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