Europe and US to pursue coordinated military action if Russia persistently violates future ceasefire, report says Europe live
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Europe and US to pursue coordinated military action if Russia persistently violates future ceasefire, report says  Europe live
"Under a proposal discussed between Ukrainian, European and American officials, Kyiv has agreed with western allies that repeated breaches of any future ceasefire agreement from Russia would lead to a coordinated US-Europe military response, sources briefed on the discussions have told the Financial Times. A Russian ceasefire violation would be met with a response within a day, starting with a diplomatic warning and a response from the Ukrainian army to"
"If fighting continued, there would be a second phase of intervention using forces from the coalition of the willing', made up of over 20 of Ukraine's allies who have agreed to provide Kyiv security guarantees once a ceasefire is brokered with Russia, which has so far been sticking to its maximalist demands. If the ceasefire violation developed into a wider attack, three days after the initial breach, then a coordinated military response by a western-backed force involving the US military would be triggered,"
Kyiv and western allies agreed that repeated Russian breaches of any future ceasefire would trigger a coordinated US-Europe military response. A first-day response would begin with a diplomatic warning and action by the Ukrainian army to halt the violation. If fighting continued, a second phase would deploy forces from a 'coalition of the willing' of over 20 allied countries providing security guarantees to Kyiv once a ceasefire is brokered. If violations escalated into a wider attack, a coordinated western-backed military response involving the US military would be triggered three days after the initial breach.
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