European leaders are discussing the possibility of sending several peacekeeping teams to Ukraine to support Russia’s compliance with a possible peace agreement.

The Washington Post reported on this.

According to the newspaper, the partners are developing a strategy for sending troops to Ukraine, totaling 25–30 thousand soldiers, as part of a ceasefire agreement.

The U.S. has ruled out the possibility of sending U.S. troops to Ukraine. However, according to the WaPo, Trump’s team does not rule out the prospect of supporting European forces and has already sent a request for what kind of support from the United States might be needed.

Requests from European countries include intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. As well as potential air cover or some air defense assistance to protect the forces. Four officials briefed on the talks told the publication.

According to the newspaper’s sources, the latest version of European planning envisages a contingent of several brigades, from 25,000 to 30,000 troops, which will not be deployed along the contact line. But they will be prepared to demonstrate force if Russian troops attempt to resume the war.

These forces can be supported by more forces outside of Ukraine. In case they need to build up their forces quickly.

France has estimated that it could commit around 10,000 troops. However, other European countries are more concerned or face limited military capabilities, two of the officials told the publication.

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Keir Starmer, stated he was ready to deploy peacekeepers to Ukraine to ensure the implementation of any peace agreement. The Swedish prime minister also confirmed that his country could send troops to the post-war peacekeeping force in Ukraine.

In an interview with The Washington Post, Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans stated that the plan requires more than just political support from the United States.

“It is, of course, about security guarantees for Ukraine, but it is directly related to our defense and deterrence within NATO. We are having discussions among European countries and with the United States about what each country can do. Over the next few weeks, this should become more concrete in terms of numbers,” he said on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated that it is too early to talk about sending European peacekeepers to Ukraine. The active phase of the Russian war is still ongoing. And Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that the country is not considering sending its own soldiers to Ukraine for a peacekeeping mission.

On February 14, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine had prepared a plan for the deployment of partner troops to prevent Russian aggression after the ceasefire.