U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he's willing to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine to maintain peace when the war with Russia ends.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said for the first time on Sunday that he was “ready and willing” to deploy troops to help guarantee Ukraine’s security.

Plans for the UK and other European countries to send troops to Ukraine are in their very early stages. But the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, will already be thinking about how such a move could play out at home. Sending UK troops abroad, even on a “peacekeeping” mission, always has the potential to spark huge public debate.

Political and military leaders in Europe are fleshing out details of a plan for European forces to help ensure Moscow does not attack Ukraine again once the guns fall silent.

European leaders are planning an emergency summit in Paris on Monday amid concerns the continent is being shut out in plans to end Russia's war with Ukraine.

Last night, when I saw the breaking news alert that Keir Starmer said he is ‘ready and willing’ to put UK troops on the ground, I felt both a chill run down my spine and a surge of pride.

The Kremlin said on Thursday that any plan to send European troops to Ukraine as part of a potential peacekeeping mission would be unacceptable for Russia and that it was monitoring such proposals with concern.