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BRUSSELS — As Ukraine's Western backers slowly inch towards a "coalition of the willing" with a new UK-French-led peace plan, they still lack a strong voice to lead the effort and are reluctant to go it alone without the US.

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said "a number of countries" had expressed a desire to join a ‘coalition of the willing’ to offer Ukraine security guarantees if a ceasefire is reached.

Britain and France would take the lead in working with Ukraine to draw up a blueprint for a peace plan to present to US President Donald Trump. Italy would as a bridge-builder.

But despite pledges of support for Ukraine, some European leaders have signalled to Kyiv that they would rather see them repair their ties with Washington than move on completely without the US.

https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/europe-inches-towards-ukraine-peace-plan-but-only-baby-steps-away-from-us/