Ukraine latest: European leaders to meet in Paris for emergency summit as Keir Starmer signals British troops could help enforce peace deal with Vladimir Putin

Starmer has become the first European leader to suggest peacekeeping troops could be deployed to Ukraine.

Previously, the Prime Minister has only hinted that British troops could be involved in safeguarding Ukraine after a ceasefire.

But in an explicit message aimed at encouraging both European allies and U.S, President Donald Trump to commit to deterring a future attack he confirmed he could deploy the military.

The Prime Minister, who is due to visit Mr Trump in Washington later this month, said:

While European nations must step up in this moment – and we will – US support will remain critical and a US security guarantee is essential for a lasting peace, because only the US can deter Putin from attacking again.

Hello and welcome to MailOnline’s live coverage as European leaders convene in Paris later for emergency talks on the Ukraine-Russia war.

Keir Starmer says it’s time to put boots on the ground in Ukraine and send British troops in to the country to enforce a peace deal with Vladimir Putin.

The PM says the UK needs to be ‘ready and willing to contribute to security guarantees to Ukraine by putting our own troops on the ground if necessary’.

‘I do not say that lightly,’ Sir Keir wrote in The Telegraph.

‘I feel very deeply the responsibility that comes with potentially putting British servicemen and women in harm’s way. But any role in helping to guarantee security is helping to guarantee the security of our continent, and the security of this country.’

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