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UK and France Prepare Troops for Ukraine Peacekeeping Drill

2/27/2026

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On February 24, 2026, more than 1,500 British and French paratroopers began a nine-day drill in Brittany, Exercise Orion.
The drill aims to prepare troops for potential peacekeeping missions in Ukraine.
The United Kingdom and France pledged to send around 10,000 troops if a ceasefire is reached.
Coalition members say they would act only with Moscow's approval, and the British Army is at its smallest size in over 200 years.

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On February 24, 2026, more than 1,500 British and French paratroopers began a nine-day drill in Brittany, Exercise Orion.
The drill aims to prepare troops for potential peacekeeping missions in Ukraine.
The United Kingdom and France pledged to send around 10,000 troops if a ceasefire is reached.
Coalition members say they would act only with Moscow's approval, and the British Army is at its smallest size in over 200 years.