Media reports have claimed the UK and France could deploy 30,000 troops if Moscow and Kiev reach a ceasefire The deployment of European “peacekeepers” to Ukraine is not currently an option, Friedrich Merz, head of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the country’s presumptive next chancellor, has said. Speaking on Friday during the ‘Berlin Round’ session hosted by ZDF and ARD, Merz addressed reports that the UK and France are planning to deploy up to 30,000 peacekeepers to Ukraine in