Media: Germany opposes sending troops to Ukraine without US involvement

Germany opposes the potential deployment of a European peacekeeping mission in Ukraine if the United States does not participate.

An AFP source in the German government revealed that Berlin opposes sending troops to Ukraine as part of a potential future European peacekeeping mission if it takes place "without full US involvement".

"We will not participate in scenarios in which European and American security (policy) diverges," the source explained.

The US has previously acknowledged the possibility of deploying peacekeepers in Ukraine to oversee a potential "ceasefire" but has stated that American troops would not take part in such a mission.

Meanwhile, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed readiness to send British troops to Ukraine for peacekeeping duties.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson also stated that deploying Swedish troops to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping force is "absolutely possible".