UK peace force for Ukraine would cost ‘well over £100m’, says defence secretary

John Healey says he has already brought forward millions in spending for swift deployment if ceasefire agreed

The cost of Britain's contribution to a post-ceasefire stabilisation force for Ukraine would be well over 100m", the defence secretary, John Healey, has said after a speech in the City of London.

Healey said he had already brought forward millions in spending so that a multinational force Ukraine" led by the UK and France could be ready to deploy quickly if peace talks produce a ceasefire.