The Prince of Wales heard the pleas of Estonia’s president for some UK troops to remain in the Baltic state after the statesman suggested they may be redeployed as peacekeepers in Ukraine. William has flown to Estonia to meet those UK forces at Tapa Army Base providing a deterrent against potential Russian aggression towards the country on Nato’s eastern flank with President Vladimir Putin’s regime.

The force would focus on providing Ukraine with air cover to keep its skies safe and a naval presence in the Black Sea to encourage trade.

Western allies began talks to hammer out the detailed military plans underpinning an Anglo-French-led peacekeeping force, stepping up preparations for a potential truce in Ukraine despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rejection of a full ceasefire.

In late February, the United Kingdom announced plans to increase defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027. U.K. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer also recently suggested he is prepared to send British troops and aircraft to enforce an American-brokered peace deal with Russia,

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks to crew members of the HMS Agamemnon and BAE apprentices at BAE Systems Barrow and gives a pool clip on defence commitments in Ukraine and possible role for peace keeping.