Sir Keir Starmer has warned Vladimir Putin he’ll face “extreme penalties” if he breaches any ceasefire deal.
The UK prime minister issued the warning in response to a query about whether or not UK troops might be drawn into Russia’s struggle in Ukraine as he attended a gathering of defence chiefs from 31 allied nations geared toward drawing up navy plans to implement a peace deal.
Talking on the Northwood navy headquarters in London on Thursday, he stated he was “sure” the Russian president would flout the phrases of a truce until safety preparations have been in place to make sure sovereignty for Kyiv.
Sir Keir stated the navy planning for the so-called “coalition of the prepared” concerned providing assist to Ukraine by air, sea and land if a deal have been reached. However he dominated out redeploying UK troops from nations equivalent to Estonia to decide to Kyiv.
The warning comes after Ukraine launched a significant drone assault on the Soviet-era Engels airfield, an airbase deep inside Russia that’s key to the relentless missile assaults towards Ukrainian cities by Putin’s forces.
Earlier, Volodymyr Zelensky had stated Russia’s continued strikes on Ukraine present their “true perspective in the direction of peace” within the wake of one other 170 drones being launched at targets throughout the nation.