Starmer: We Must Have ‘Robust’ Security Arrangements In Order For Putin To Respect A Peace Deal

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During Saturday’s Press Briefing, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer answered questions about placing British troops in Ukraine as a security precaution for a peace deal with Russia.

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00:00Sam Coates, Sky News. Prime Minister, I'm struggling to work out what the Coalition

00:04of the Willing actually does on the ground. As far as I understand it, UK troops couldn't

00:10fire at Russian troops. If Russian troops opened fire, we couldn't retaliate and nor

00:15could anybody else because of what that would provoke. So is it just some kind of slightly

00:20more tepid training mission in reality? What's the basis of international law? What's the

00:24remit? And why couldn't the UN be involved?

00:27Well, the operational meeting is where the discussions are taking place as to what the

00:33capabilities will be. I've indicated a willingness for the United Kingdom to play a leading role

00:41in this and indicated that if it's necessary, that will be troops on the ground and planes

00:48in the sky. There are different capabilities from different countries, but those are the

00:52operational discussions that are going on in relation to what this Coalition of the

00:59Willing will be able to provide. But obviously, we've got to get a deal first, so there's

01:05the pressure that needs to be put on to Russia to get around the table to get the deal. Then

01:11there's a question of a ceasefire for a possible short period, and then the lasting peace that

01:16we need to see. But if there's going to be lasting peace, there's going to have to be

01:19security arrangements. I've been clear and unwavering about this because we know from

01:24history, recent history, that a deal without security arrangements is not something which

01:32Putin respects. And therefore, it's in all of our interest to make sure the security arrangements

01:37are robust enough to defend the deal and to hold the peace. Otherwise, we'll repeat the history of

01:43recent years where Putin will breach the line again. Thank you. Caroline from the Sunday Times.

Starmer: We Must Have ‘Robust’ Security Arrangements In Order For Putin To Respect A Peace Deal

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