Britain holds a strong hand when it comes to both European security and Ukraine
Sir Keir Starmer with Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, at the start of bilateral talks in Kyiv Keir Starmer’s trip to Kyiv, where he will sign a “100-year-partnership” with Volodymyr Zelensky deepening ties on defence, science, energy and trade, will naturally be welcome inWhile Britain is one of Ukraine’s biggest and most important supporters – as evidenced by reports Zelensky will press Starmer for British troops to be used as peacekeepers in the event of a ceasefire – the US is still...
While Ukraine’s victory against Russia is crucial to British and European security, it is possible that Starmer’s trip has been timed to catch the eye of Trump, who might notice that many elements of the “100-year partnership” align with his priorities in both Ukraine and Europe. If Trump does manage to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, it is unlikely he would want US troops playing any role in policing that deal. It is far more likely that he would support European troops playing that role., Nato officials believe that any credible peacekeeping mission led by Europeans would, by process of elimination, require British and French troops. That would require a major European security player, ie a nuclear power, taking the lead politically.
In terms of Ukraine’s post-war security, Starmer and Zelensky’s partnership deal will appeal not only to Trump, but to the other international partner Starmer is trying to woo: the European Union.– it is not a military power in its own right. The EU is going through a challenging period, with populist parties performing well in opinion polls and elections. Many of those populists are sympathetic to Vladimir Putin and have been vocal in their criticism of supporting Ukraine.
Supporting Ukraine and staring down Russia is, of course, still in Britain and the West’s interests. Ukraine, against its will, has become the front line in a battle between the US-led West and Putin’s Russia. However, global politics is potentially about to change quite a bit. In that context, Starmer’s position might serve both Britain’s interests, and the interests of allies it is eager to please.
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