Starmer's plan to help guarantee security of Ukraine shows limitations, say experts

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's shifting from "boots on the ground" to support in air and sea showed the limitations of the impractical "coalition of the willing" in pursuing a possible ceasefire in the Ukraine-Russia conflict, experts said.

Starmer held a meeting with military officers of around 30 countries, including those from NATO member countries, and Ukraine, on Thursday near London to discuss proposals to help guarantee Kyiv's security as part of any peace deal.

The so-called "coalition of the willing" was proposed by Starmer earlier to rally European countries to form a peacekeeping force — which many experts remain skeptical about when it comes to practicality.