Britain will accelerate plans next week for a potential peacekeeping force in Ukraine, including a discussion about how it can operate and the structure, a spokesman for Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday.

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.

Military leaders met in London to discuss plans for troops to help guarantee Ukraine's security in any peace deal.

President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States will sign a minerals and natural resources deal with Ukraine shortly and that his efforts to achieve a peace deal for the country were going "pretty well" after his talks this week with the Russian and Ukrainian leaders.

Ukraine's president agreed to limit strikes on energy infrastructure in Russia if Russia does the same in Ukraine. It would be a first step toward a broader ceasefire between the two; the first since Russia invaded the country three years ago.