PARIS: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated he was ready to deploy troops to Ukraine if wanted, hours earlier than European leaders meet in Paris to deal with Washington’s shock coverage shift on the warfare.
The French presidency has warned that European nations ought to do extra for his or her collective safety, as talks between america and Russia loom.
With fears that Europe might be sidelined in negotiations to finish the three-year warfare, Starmer stated he was keen to place “our personal troops on the bottom if crucial”.
“Any position in serving to to ensure Ukraine’s safety helps to ensure the safety of our continent, and the safety of this nation,” Starmer wrote within the Each day Telegraph late on Sunday (Feb 16).
The UK premier is because of be a part of leaders from Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark on the Paris assembly, which falls forward of the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24.
Antonio Costa, who heads the European Council representing the European Union’s 27 nations, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen, and NATO secretary normal Mark Rutte may even be current.
The French presidency stated the assembly would handle “the scenario in Ukraine” and “safety in Europe”.
“Due to the acceleration of the Ukrainian concern, and on account of what US leaders are saying, there’s a want for Europeans to do extra, higher and in a coherent manner, for our collective safety,” an adviser from President Emmanuel Macron’s workplace stated.
