(TNS) Keir Starmer will travel to Ukraine in the coming weeks to discuss the possibility of deploying an international peacekeeping force there after the conflict with Russia has ended, his first visit to the war-torn nation since becoming U.K. prime minister half a year ago.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to visit Ukraine in the coming weeks to discuss the potential deployment of an international peacekeeping force, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 10, citing sources familiar with the matter.

According to the report, Starmer plans to visit Kyiv as "Europe ramps up preparation for US President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House." Downing Street declined to comment on whether the trip is in the works,