Will Brits Fight in Ukraine?

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Following Trump and Vance's comments on ending the war in Ukraine with as little involvement as possible, European leaders are looking at a new security architecture. In this video, we're taking a look what would that architecture look like, what role would Britain have and how it could work.

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Starmer’s Plan to Put Troops in Ukraine (BBC News)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gxgxl3grgo

Starmer’s Offer to Put Boots on the Ground in Ukraine (FT)
https://www.ft.com/content/3b31f05a-13e8-41dc-845d-d78c0c12d4cd

Starmer’s Most Consequential Moves Yet (FT)
https://www.ft.com/content/52a6a76f-89d0-4bce-bece-0be1bc32d3bf

Who Will Defend Europe? (FT)
https://www.ft.com/content/f268359a-7347-4285-b646-4353f7d6a865

Starmer’s Plan for Europe (The Telegraph)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/02/16/sir-keir-starmer-british-troops-ukraine/

Pete Hegseth ‘Everything is on the Table’ (The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/13/pete-hegseth-says-everything-on-table-end-ukraine-war

Ukraine: A Wake Up Call (House of Lords Library)
https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/ukraine-a-wake-up-call-lords-committee-report-debate/

Can the EU and UK Persuade Trump They’re Relevant to Ukraine’s Future (BBC News)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9qjq4z0xw8o

Germany Rejects Starmer’s Plan (The Telegraph)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/17/germany-reject-starmer-plan-troops-ukraine-russia-war-trump/

YouGov Polling on Starmer’s Plan
https://x.com/YouGov/status/1891437352163143690

Britain’s Armed Forces Are Stretched Thin (The Economist)
https://www.economist.com/britain/2024/01/29/britains-armed-forces-are-stretched-perilously-thin

00:00 - Introduction
01:42 - British Army in Ukraine
04:20 - Starmer as a Security Leader
06:03 - Domestic Impact
06:41 - Sponsored Content