The Defence Secretary told the House of Commons that ministers and officials, including from the US and European nations, would discuss “what a ceasefire might look like and how to secure peace in the long-term” when they meet on Wednesday.
Mr Healey also slapped down Vladimir’s Putin’s claims that Russia had observed a promised Easter truce, telling MPs that British military intelligence had found no indication of a pause in fighting.
The Defence Secretary told MPs: “I will be also meeting tomorrow the Ukrainian defence minister (Rustem) Umerov and other allies as the Government brings together the US, the UK and European ministers, and national defence security advisers, to discuss next steps, including what a ceasefire might look like and how to secure peace in the long-term.
“This war was never just about the fate of one nation. It is about not allowing national borders to be redrawn by force, it is about preventing aggressors across the world from being emboldened to threaten the security of all nations.”
Over the Easter weekend, Russian President Mr Putin claimed he had ordered a 30-hour pause in the fighting.
Kyiv and Moscow both accused the other of breaking the temporary truce.
Mr Healey told the Commons that British military intelligence confirmed Russia had not observed it.
He said: “Despite President Putin’s promise of a 30-hour pause in fighting, I can confirm that defence intelligence have found – and I quote – ‘no indication that a ceasefire on the front line was observed over the Easter period’, and 10,000 missiles and drones have been fired into Ukraine during th...
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