All options ‘remain on the table’ for Ukraine – Downing Street

Downing Street has said that all options “remain on the table” when it comes to support for Ukraine in the event of a peace deal.A Number 10 spokesman said on Friday that “advanced coalition of the willing planning is developing at pace” and “all options remain on the table” when it comes to supporting Kyiv.The Times newspaper reported on Friday that the UK is likely to abandon plans to send troops to Ukraine as risks are considered to be too high, however Number 10 said that it does not recognise that report.A Number 10 spokesman said on Friday: “All options remain on the table and advanced coalition of the willing planning is developing at pace.”The spokesman also pointed to the Operation Interflex programme training Ukrainian troops as one of the ways the country is being supported.Asked whether troops being deployed would be dependent on the US offering a “backstop” to a peace deal, the spokesman said he would not give a running commentary on talks, but added: “As the Prime Minister has said in recent days, we’re working closely with the US. We’re all focussed on ending the bloodshed and securing a lasting peace for Ukraine.”Earlier on Friday, Environment Secretary Steve Reed said that a“strong alliance of countries” is needed to “make sure that any peace deal can hold”.It comes as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said that negotiations to try and end the war are at an “intense stage” and reiterated calls for Russia to “come to the table and agree to a ceasefire”.Talks have been ongoing between European nations as to what support the “coalition of the willing” could provide to Ukraine, and Sir Keir suggested in February he was “ready and willing” to put troops on the ground.Asked about the reports in the Times, Mr Reed told Sky News that “those negotiations are still under way”.He added: “There haven’t been any decisions taken yet, but all options remain on the table, whether that’s land, air or sea.“We need a strong alliance of countries

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