UK MPs to Vote on Any Troop Deployment to Ukraine, PM Says

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Wednesday plans to deploy UK troops to Ukraine if there is a ceasefire would be put to parliament for approval. At a meeting of Ukraine's European allies on Tuesday, the UK and France signed a declaration of intent that would see both countries deploying troops to Ukrainian territory, alongside other European forces, after a ceasefire with Russia.

"Were troops to be deployed under the declaration signed, I would put that matter to the house for a vote," Starmer told the House of Commons during his weekly question session. The number of troops would be "determined in accordance with our military plans" and would also be put before parliament after a ceasefire, Starmer told lawmakers. After Tuesday's meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris, Starmer said in a statement that "following a ceasefire, the UK and France will establish military hubs across Ukraine and build protected facilities for weapons and military equipment to support Ukraine's defensive needs".

London has previously said there are a "small number" of UK troops in the country supporting Ukrainian forces. However, the Labour prime minister came under fire from Conservative opposition leader Kemi Badenoch for failing to make a full statement on the plans to deploy troops in Ukraine as well as US designs on Venezuela and Greenland. The UK and European countries issued a joint statement pledging to defend the sovereignty of Greenland on Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump mulled options including military action to take control of the Danish territory.