Under a peace bid being considered by Mr Trump's security advisers, UK and other European troops would enforce an 800-mile buffer zone between the Russian and Ukrainian armies.
Thousands of British troops could lead a multi-national military force in Ukraine as part of controversial plans to end the conflict with Russia .
Yesterday President Zelensky met European leaders in Budapest at a summit of the European Political Community, where he warned offering concessions to Russia would be 'suicidal' for Europe. Under a peace bid being considered by Mr Trump's security advisers, UK and other European troops would enforce an 800-mile buffer zone between the Russian and Ukrainian armies.
The plan, first reported in the Wall Street Journal, matches the isolationist rhetoric of Mr Trump's presidential bid. He claimed that without US leadership Nato would no longer be able to dominate its 'zone of influence'. Putin's assessment is supported by official Nato figures which reveal the US currently spends twice as much on defence as all other members of the alliance combined. Mr Trump's 'America First' strategy includes withdrawing from Europe's security apparatus.
He then compared this imbalance to the supposed equality of the BRICS group of countries – an intergovernmental organisation led by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
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