Overview
- Defence Minister John Hili told MPs the 39-nation coalition would only place forces in Ukraine if a peace agreement explicitly allows it.
- He said the UK has increased the number of personnel in-country who support the British embassy and assist Ukraine’s defense.
- Hili added that a majority of coalition members have signaled willingness to participate in any permitted troop placement.
- He confirmed that any plan to deploy a British contingent would be put to a parliamentary vote.
- Russia reiterated that foreign troop deployments to Ukraine are unacceptable to Moscow and risk sharp escalation.