According to Starmer, any potential force
deployed to Ukraine would boost the country's army with "a force designed to deter, in order to send that message to Putin that this is a deal that is going to be defended."
"We agreed here in Paris today that it’s clear the Russians are filibustering. They are playing games, and they’re playing for time," the U.K. prime minister said. "It is a classic from the (Russian President Vladimir) Putin playbook, but we can’t let them drag this out while they continue prosecuting their illegal invasion."
In mid-March, Starmer presented plans to send
10,000 peacekeeping troopsto Ukraine, which is significantly smaller than the
30,000 troops he reportedly pitched to U.S. President Donald Trump during their White House meeting on Feb. 20.