Britain will help restart international air travel into Ukraine after a peace deal is agreed to boost the country’s economy and rebuild its independence.

The Coalition of the Willing, a group of more than 30 nations supportive of Ukraine, wants to establish “normal” flying conditions in the event of a ceasefire .

Royal Air Force fighter jets are due to join planes from other European nations in policing the skies to ensure that Russia does not launch a second full-scale invasion.

But a secondary aim will be to reinstate international travel in and out of Ukrainian cities. A similar effort will be made to reopen Ukraine’s ports by accelerating continuing efforts to clear the Black Sea of mines.

The ambitions reveal an additional feature of the West’s hopes of rebuilding Ukraine in

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