The Times: UK and France Step Back from Troop Deployment Plans in Ukraine
Britain and France have backed away from their initial plans to deploy troops to Ukraine, according to The Times, citing unnamed sources.
Following recent talks in London, The Times reports that there has been a “softening” of commitments, though the paper does not detail the exact changes.
Some officials reportedly fear that Russia would never tolerate the presence of British or other European troops on Ukrainian territory, viewing such a move not as a peacekeeping effort but as unilateral Western interference.