Scottish Secretary Ian Murray ‘very comfortable’ deploying troops to Ukraine

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Scottish Secretary Ian Murray is “very comfortable” with the Prime Minister’s announcement that he would be willing to deploy British peacekeeping troops to Ukraine.It follows Monday's announcement ahead of emergency defence talks with other European nations in Paris, with Sir Keir Starmer saying he will urge his counterparts to “step up” on defence capability.It also comes as a Kremlin insider sensationally claimed Donald Trump has given Russia the "green light" to attack London.Any British boots on the ground would come after a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia is agreed and would operate to ensure the agreement was not breached.Speaking to the PA news agency, Mr Murray said: “I’m very comfortable with that, because the security and peace of Ukraine is security and peace for the rest of Europe and indeed the wider western world.“It’s really, really important for the UK and Europe to play its role in that.“This would be a peacekeeping force in Ukraine in order to make sure that, if there is a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia, that can be adhered to and we can make sure we can look forward to; A, it never happening again and B, security for the whole of Europe.”John Swinney was asked about the latest developments on Ukraine as he visited the set of Summerwater, an upcoming Channel 4 drama, near Balfron, Stirlingshire, on Monday.He told the PA news agency the situation is potentially “perilous”, saying: “Up until last week I though we had very wide international agreement about the necessity of repelling the Russian aggression that has taken place …“The events of the last week have left many people with significant doubts that that remains an agreed position across a range of different countries.”He welcomed