UK and France agree to send troops into Ukraine as part of a peace deal

Sir Keir Starmer paved the way for British troops to be sent to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping force.Following talks in the French capital, the Prime Minister signed an agreement - dubbed the 'Paris Declaration' - to commit the UK to the deployment of forces.The document outlined how Britain and France will establish military hubs across Ukraine in the event of a peace deal with Russia.Sir Keir signed the agreement alongside French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky after discussions between the 'Coalition of the Willing' of Western allies.The Paris talks were attended by Steve Witkoff, who is Donald Trump's peace envoy, and Jared Kushner, the US President's son-in-law.The 'Multinational Force for Ukraine' is set to act as a 'reassurance force' should Moscow and Kyiv agree to end their almost four-year-long conflict.