US EditionEx-UK Prime Minister Johnson calls on allies to send noncombat troops to Ukraine ahead of ceasefire
Johnson urges Western allies to deploy noncombat troops to peaceful Ukrainian regions to police a ceasefire and prevent Putin from dictating terms, marking a major policy shift.
- Speaking ahead of the fourth anniversary, Boris Johnson, former British prime minister, urged the U.K. and European allies to immediately deploy noncombat troops to peaceful regions in Ukraine to help police a ceasefire, warning this would mark a major policy shift.
- Recalling events since Crimea 2014, Johnson argued allies' slow responses and past policy failures emboldened Putin, expressing regret for not acting sooner.
- The planning effort involves a coalition of the willing preparing forces to deploy only after a peace deal, with Adm Sir Tony Radakin helping ready troops to police the ceasefire.
- Russia has signaled that it rejected earlier peacekeeping proposals and Putin said deployed personnel would be `legitimate targets`, while Western military planners worry this could escalate tensions and endanger forces.
- Alternatives on the table include creating safe zones in western Ukraine or opening Lviv airport, but allies' willingness and Putin's reaction leave feasibility uncertain, Johnson said.
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Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on the UK and its allies to immediately send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine.
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vijesti.meFormer British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that the UK and its European allies should immediately deploy non-combat forces in Ukraine to show Russian President Vladimir Putin that Western countries are truly committed to the freedom and independence of that nation.
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls on allies to send noncombat troops to Ukraine
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the U.K. and its European allies should immediately deploy noncombat troops to Ukraine to show Vladimir Putin that Western nations are committed to the nation’s freedom and independence.
The former British premiere is convinced that it is not necessary to wait for the end of the war to send a Western contingent.
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sees no reason why the allies cannot send peacekeepers to Ukraine now, if “we are prepared to do it in the context of a ceasefire.”
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