France and Britain are in talks about deploying peacekeeping forces to Ukraine, according to The Telegraph.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron are discussing the deployment of British and French soldiers to Ukraine as peacekeeping forces following any potential ceasefire agreement. This was reported by The Telegraph, as noted by UNN.

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It is noted that Macron supports this idea and has already discussed it with Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, and Donald Tusk, the Prime Minister of Poland.

The publication also adds that the press secretaries of Downing Street and the Élysée Palace do not deny that Starmer and Macron talked about this possibility during their meeting at Chequers last week.

Details of the conversations are being kept confidential by officials in London and Paris. However, numerous high-ranking sources within the British government have emphasized that Starmer has not fully considered the deal yet.

The Telegraph quotes one source in Whitehall: "There are issues regarding what we could support, what we would like to support, and the broader question of the threat these troops might face, and whether this constitutes an escalation."

It is noted that the public position of the UK government is that Western allies should provide as much support to Zelensky as possible, while Ukrainians should decide when and if peace negotiations should take place.

In private discussions, ministers and officials speculate that Trump will compel Ukraine and Russia to come to the negotiating table, and efforts are currently being made to outline what will happen next.

One of the ideas that is increasingly being discussed not only in public debates but also behind closed doors in Westminster is whether Western troops can guarantee any peace conditions.

Reflections revolve around the idea that Russia may retain the Ukrainian territories it has occupied as part of a peace agreement - although there remains much uncertainty regarding this prospect.

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The German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock stated the readiness to consider the involvement of German peacekeepers in Ukraine. France and the UK are also discussing the possibility of deploying their troops at the frontline.