Defense Secretary John Hele has said that the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin may “be the first step”, for peace in the Ukraine conflict, Defense Secretary John Hele has said.
He said that the UK was ready to “put shoes on the ground” in Ukraine to strengthen a ceasefire, in the event that one agreed.
However, he also said that the government was “designed to pressurize economic sanctions and Putin, if he shows in Alaska today it is not really serious”.
Trump has described the summit, which is about to begin with 20:00 BST, as a “feel-out meeting” and said that his goal is to “set the table for a meeting” for a meeting between Zelansky and Putin.
Zelansky warns that Putin is doing “jhansa”, but Trump said that he believes Russia President “was not going to mess up with me”.
He said that there was a 25% chance that the meeting would not be successful “.
Trump is hoping that he can end the war, which began when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, there was heavy loss of life from both sides.
The US President has said that any resolution has to be included “give and take” the borders between the two countries.
Ukraine has insisted that the seeding area would be unacceptable, while Russia wants to maintain control of land including Crimea, and also wants assurance that Ukraine will not join NATO military alliance.
Like Zelanski, European leaders have not been invited to the meeting in Alaska, but a joint phone call on Wednesday sought to influence the US President.
BBC’s breakfast was asked if the UK’s role was “Watch and Wet”, Hele said: “No, the role of the UK stands with Ukraine in the battlefields and talks, and as we have been, they prepare 30 other countries with a military plan for a ceasefire and through a safe peace, which we say through the coalition of the prepared.”
The alliance of the alliance is a group of about 30 primarily a group of European countries, promising to protect a peace deal in Ukraine.
Hele said that more than 200 military planners of the coalition had been working for the past few months “making a detailed plan for the point of ceasefire”.
He said that multi-national forces “were ready to work from the first day” adding: “Military plans have been completed.”
“We are ready to put UK shoes on the ground in Ukraine to assure Ukrainians.
“But also to secure safe sky, secure seas and build the strength of Ukrainian forces, because finally the best preventive against Russia … It is Ukraine’s strength to re -launch its aggression against Ukraine who stands for themselves.”
Asked that Russia attacked British soldiers when he was in Ukraine, Hele said he would not discuss the fiction.
However, he said that “important principles” and the British Army would have the right to defend itself “attack”.
Zelancesi visited the UK Prime Minister Sir Kir Stmper on Thursday. After the meeting, Zelansky said that the pair had discussed the participation of weapons including investment in drone production and One hundred year partnershipDue to confirmation of this month.
