Could Europe send troops to Ukraine?
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 17 February 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
European leaders have met in Paris for an emergency summit on the war in Ukraine.
Leaving the meeting, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called discussions on sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine "premature" and "inappropriate". Earlier UK PM Keir Starmer said he was ready to send such troops from the UK if and when the war ends.
So could we see European boots on the ground in Ukraine? Matthew Savill, from RUSI, is in the studio to discuss whether it’s possible, and what this might look like.
We also look ahead to the meeting tomorrow between Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Saudi Arabia with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producers were Ryan Johnston and Ben Carter. The technical producer was Gareth Jones. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The assistant editor is Ben Mundy. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480
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| 0:00.0 | BBC sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:04.8 | Hello, it's 190 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:09.7 | And Vitale and I are recording another extra episode because, as we record at just after 6pm, UK time, |
| 0:16.7 | European leaders have been meeting in Paris this afternoon to discuss how they hope to reach |
| 0:21.9 | some kind of peace deal, essentially, between Ukraine and Russia. This morning, the UK Prime Minister |
| 0:28.5 | Sakeer Starmat said he was ready to put UK peacekeeping troops on the ground in Ukraine, if and when |
| 0:36.6 | the war ends, and American officials are in Saudi Arabia, |
| 0:40.9 | preparing for a meeting with a Russian delegation, which will take place tomorrow. |
| 0:45.8 | So much is happening. |
| 0:47.6 | So much to make sense of in this episode of Ukraine cast. |
| 0:52.0 | Ukraine cast from these news. |
| 0:54.9 | Evil cannot be trusted. |
| 0:57.1 | Ask Prigodian. |
| 0:58.3 | You are not dealing with a politician, |
| 1:01.0 | but with a bloody monster. |
| 1:02.9 | Is there a need for a serious opponent? |
| 1:05.3 | Why? |
| 1:05.9 | I will prevent World War III. |
| 1:08.9 | It's not just about Ukraine. |
| 1:10.7 | It's about the whole future of Europe. I don't |
| 1:12.6 | understand what this war is for. Hello, this is Victoria Derbyshire in the Ukrainecast Studio. |
| 1:19.8 | And this is Vitaly Shabchenko, also in the Ukrainecast studio. And with us today, Matthew Saville, |
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