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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Millie Cooke and Kate Devlin

UK plans ‘more realistic’ Ukraine deployment after larger plan dropped

United Kingdom Ukraine
  • The UK has reportedly scaled back its plans for deploying troops to Ukraine, now proposing a smaller “reassurance force” to support peace efforts.
  • This revised plan involves a force providing logistical support, armament, and training, rather than contributing to a larger 30,000-strong coalition that was planned earlier.
  • Military chiefs have since reportedly dropped that plan, instead favouring a smaller, “more realistic” operation.
  • Sir Keir Starmer is meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Downing Street on Thursday.
  • A historic summit between US President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is set for Friday in Alaska to discuss the future of the war.

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UK ‘scales back’ plans for 30,000-troop reassurance force in Ukraine

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