On Monday, European leaders gathered for an emergency meeting in Paris amid a growing rift between Europe and the United States over Ukraine and other issues. European nations are divided on proposals for European troops to be deployed inside Ukraine to help secure the country if a peace deal is reached with Russia. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer backed sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine if a deal is reached.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer: “At stake is not just the future of Ukraine. It is an existential question for Europe as a whole, and therefore vital for Britain’s national interest.”

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said it was highly inappropriate to be discussing sending European troops to Ukraine at this time.