PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron’s top diplomatic adviser Emmanuel Bonne plunged the president’s inner circle into uncertainty last week when he announced he was throwing in the towel.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Ukraine Thursday with a pledge to help guarantee the country’s security for a century, days before Donald Trump is sworn in as US president.

Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron are discussing sending British and French soldiers to Ukraine as a peacekeeping force after any potential deal to end the war, The Telegraph understands.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke on the phone with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Monday about taking "practical steps" to deploy peacekeepers in Ukraine, according to his post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

British peacekeepers could be sent to Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky suggested, as Sir Keir Starmer pledged “more military support than ever” for the war-torn country.

But Sir Keir said the current focus was on ensuring Ukraine was in a position of strength rather than any future peacekeeping mission.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Kyiv on Thursday on an unannounced visit to shore up support for Ukraine after nearly three years of war, officials said.

( MENAFN - UkrinForm) UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has arrived in Ukraine for an unannounced visit, where he is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the first time since assuming office. This was reported by The Guardian , via Ukrinform.

16 (UPI) --British Prime Minister Keir Starmer inked a "landmark ... newspaper reported Wednesday that Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron were in talks to contribute British and French ...

The prime minister said it will help ensure the country is "never again vulnerable to the kind of brutality inflicted on it by Russia".

Britain and Ukraine's leaders on Thursday signed a "landmark" 100-year agreement that pledges strengthening defence ties between the two countries during a visit to Kyiv by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a "landmark" 100-year partnership agreement with Ukraine during an unannounced visit to the war-torn country on Thursday, seeking to shore up support for Kyiv before Donald Trump returns to the White House.