Any security guarantees must have “clear triggers for action” if Russia were to pose a renewed threat once any truce has been agreed, the European Movement UK group said.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned any Russia-Ukraine deal must come alongside security guarantees from the US and Europe to ensure peace is “truly durable”.
The Government would not be drawn on the specifics of any hoped-for guarantee from the US, with UK officials remaining tight-lipped ahead of the peace talks between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Alaska tomorrow.
Keir Starmer talks with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky in the garden of 10 Downing Street
Starmer, Zelensky and other European leaders have repeatedly stressed the need for commitments from the US to protect Ukraine in future – and hinted that Trump is supportive.
European leaders have also pushed for access to US intelligence and air surveillance.
Trump has insisted he would not sign off on a peace deal without Zelensky’s involvement – and said a second meeting which would involve both the Ukrainian and Russian leaders would be “very, very important” if Friday’s talks are positive.
Trump added that he did not expect to secure an “immediate ceasefire” in Ukraine – comments mirrored by US secretary of state Marco Rubio, who said finding a solution to the war would take time.
“All these things will be part of a comprehensive thing. But I think the president’s hope is to achieve some stoppage of fighting so that those conversations can happen.”
Simon Saunders, political affairs lead, said: “A guarantee must be underpinned by hard power that truly deters. That means multi-year, guaranteed funding; pre-positioned equipment; integrated air and missile defences; long-range strike capabilities; and the industrial capacity to sustain Ukraine’s defence for as long as it takes.
Any guarantee must be “owned by Europe as much as by the United States” to ensure peace in Europe is not solely reliant on Washington,” he added.
Downing Street warned a Russia-Ukraine deal to end the conflict is possible as long as Putin proves he is “serious about peace”.
And after a private breakfast with the Ukrainian leader in Downing Street, Starmer warned Putin that he must show world leaders he is ready to take serious steps towards agreeing a deal.
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“They then looked ahead to tomorrow’s talks between President Trump and President Putin in Alaska, which present a viable chance to make progress as long as Putin takes action to prove he is serious about peace.”
“We also discussed in considerable detail the security guarantees that can make peace truly durable if the United States succeeds in pressing Russia to stop the killings and engage in genuine, substantive diplomacy,” the Ukrainian leader said on X.
It comes as The Times newspaper reported that Britain was planning to scale back its plans for a military peacekeeping force in Ukraine.
The Ministry of Defence would not comment on the article, with sources pointing to Wednesday’s statement from the “coalition of the willing” nations.
The UK and France continue to lead work across the coalition – which involves around 30 nations who have pledged to support Ukraine in maintaining peace.
Planners are looking at work across, land, sea, air and regeneration to uphold our substantive military and financial support to Ukraine, the government said.
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