March 8, 2025 (EIRNS)—The United Kingdom is actively obstructing diplomatic efforts for peace in Ukraine, assuming the role of a “war party” within the Western bloc, Russian Ambassador to the U.K. Andrey Kelin told Izvestia on March 7. London is pushing Washington to restore its suspended military aid to Kiev and to resume intelligence-sharing efforts—an agenda reinforced by bilateral consultations between the U.S. and U.K. defense ministers in Washington on March 6, reported TASS in its press review. Additionally, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has previously supported the deployment of U.K. troops to Ukraine, a move Russia deems unacceptable under any pretext.
According to Kelin, the U.K.’s proposals to send troops to Ukraine are disguised as humanitarian missions but are, in reality, designed to serve Kiev’s strategic interests.
“The term ‘peacekeepers’ in this context is not only misleading but fundamentally false. Everyone fully understands that the presence of European military contingents in Ukraine would be far from impartial—they would act solely in Kiev’s interests. By hindering the path to a peaceful resolution, the British are introducing deliberately provocative elements, this time in the form of a joint plan with Paris aimed at ensuring a permanent Western military presence in Ukraine,” Kelin stated.
