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Under a proposal discussed between Ukrainian, European and American officials, Kyiv has agreed with western allies that repeated breaches of any future ceasefire agreement from Russia would lead to a coordinated US-Europe military response, sources briefed on the discussions have told the Financial Times.

A Russian ceasefire violation would be met with a response within a day, starting with a “diplomatic warning” and a response from the Ukrainian army to stop the violation, three people familiar with the plan told the FT in a report which we are yet to independently verify.

If fighting continued, there would be a second phase of intervention using forces from the ‘coalition of the willing’, made up of over 20 of Ukraine’s allies who have agreed to provide Kyiv security guarantees once a ceasefire is brokered with Russia, which has so far been sticking to its maximalist demands.

If the ceasefire violation developed into a wider attack, three days after the initial breach, then a coordinated military response by a western-backed force involving the US military would be triggered, according to the officials.

American, European and Ukrainian officials discussed the proposals on several occasions in December and January, according to the FT.

British prime minister Keir Starmer – who has been at the forefront of the ‘coalition of the willing’ initiative – said last month after talks in Paris that the UK and France would send troops to Ukraine “in the event of a peace deal” with Russia.

A second round of talks between Russian, Ukrainian and US officials on a US-drafted plan to end the war will begin on Wednesday, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said over the weekend.

Despite the continuing diplomatic efforts to bring Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine to an end after nearly four years, attacks on Ukrainian towns and cities remain unabetted.

Russian forces attacked Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv, its second-largest city of Kharkiv and other centres early this morning, officials said, triggering fires and dealing new blows to energy infrastructure. The strikes injured at least four people, officials in the two largest cities said. Stick with us as we bring you the latest.