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UK’s Starmer says deployment of troops to Ukraine would be voted by parliament

By Thomson Reuters Jan 7, 2026 | 6:19 AM

LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said ‍on Wednesday that any deployment of UK forces under a declaration signed with France and ‌Ukraine would ‌be subject to a parliamentary vote.

Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr ​Zelenskiy signed on Tuesday a declaration ‍of intent ​outlining the deployment ​of forces in the ‍event a peace deal is reached.

“I will keep the house updated as the situation ‍develops, and were troops to be deployed under the ‍declaration ‍signed, I ​would put that ​matter ⁠to the house ‌for a vote,” Starmer told parliament.

(Reporting by Muvija M, writing by Sam Tabahriti, editing by Catarina ⁠Demony)