Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 104123

Ukraine: Peacekeeping Operations

Tabled: 8 January 2026
Answered: 13 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Sir Julian Lewis

ConservativeNew Forest East

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, further to his oral statement of 7 January 2026 on Ukraine, whether the multinational force to be led by the UK and France would be be deployed to Ukraine (a) as part of a ceasefire agreement or (b) only after a

Answer

Al Carns
The Multinational Force Ukraine will only deploy following a cessation in hostilities. We are preparing to move at pace—but no troops will deploy unless and until the conditions are right. As stated by the Prime Minister, if there were a decision to deplo...

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