10,000 troops and minehunters to form part of PM’s ‘coalition of the willing’ peacekeeping force in Ukraine – but Finland’s president says chances of Putin entering talks are ‘abysmal’ [Video]

08:43 EDT 16 Mar 2025, updated 09:34 EDT 16 Mar 2025

Sir Keir Starmer‘s plan for a ‘coalition of the willing’ to supply a peackeeping force in Ukraine will see the deployment of minehunters and 10,000 troops, it has emerged.

The Prime Minister held a virtual meeting with other world leaders on Saturday following which he announced proposals would move into an ‘operational phase’.

Military chiefs from Western countries are set to meet in London on Thursday to further develop the blueprint for enforcing a potential peace deal in Ukraine.

Saturday’s call saw the leaders of 27 countries – including the UK, France, Australia and Canada – discuss the plans together with representatives from the EU and NATO.

According to the Sunday Times, the PM won the backing of ‘considerably more’ than the three countries that initially offered to supply boots on the ground.

But the bulk of a peackeeping force in Ukraine is still likely to …