Deployment of British Troops to Ukraine Would Prolong War, Russia Says

Last month, the UK and France said that they would send troops to Ukraine in the event that a peace deal is made.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova attends the annual press conference held by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, on Jan. 18, 2024. Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

Deployment of British troops to Ukraine would prolong the war, not end it, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Feb. 26.

She made the remarks after British Defense Minister John Healey wrote in The Telegraph newspaper on the weekend that he wanted to deploy British troops to Ukraine in the event of a cease-fire, because, he said, that would mean the war is over.