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Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston (CB)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 12 January 2026

Debate

Ukraine and Wider Operational Update

Contribution

My Lords, when asked about the deployment of a multinational force, the Secretary of State for Defence in the House of Commons said: “Any deployment of a multinational force into Ukraine will take place only after a peace deal”. That is fine. He then said: “Secondly, the role of that force is primarily one of reassurance, the regeneration of the Ukraine forces, and deterrence of any future Russian aggression”.—[Official Report, Commons, 7/1/26; col. 395.] To that last point, if it is supposed to serve as a deterrence to future Russian aggression then the national debate has to start with what would happen if that peace agreement were breached and what our response would be. The Minister will say that these are hypothetical questions, but I think the national debate will have to prepare people for that possibility.

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