Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says plans for a peacekeeping force in Ukraine are being developed at speed, as political momentum shifts to military planning. Defence chiefs are meeting to discuss strategies to secure skies, seas, and borders if a deal is reached to end the war. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00The discussions today will be operational.
00:03They'll be about how do we turn concepts into military plans,
00:09particularly focusing on how do we
00:11keep the skies safe, the seas safe, and the borders safe.
00:14That'll be working with the Ukrainians.
00:16So we're moving, if you like, today from concepts
00:20to military plans.
00:22And that's the important step forward,
00:23because the timetable, as I say, is moving into sharper focus.
00:28And obviously, nobody knows what the outcome will be.
00:31But what I do know is that if there is a deal,
00:34we must be prepared.
00:35We can't start our preparations after a deal.
00:37We've got to start our preparations before.
00:39And that's what we're doing.