Posted on 09/30/2023 7:41:07 PM PDT by RandFan
British troops will be deployed in Ukraine for the first time under plans being discussed with military chiefs, the new Defence Secretary has disclosed.
In an interview with The Telegraph, Grant Shapps said that he had held talks with Army leaders about shifting an official British-led training programme “into Ukraine” rather than relying on UK and other Nato members’ bases. He also called on more British defence firms to set up factories in Ukraine.
Following a trip to Kyiv last week, Mr Shapps also revealed that he had talked to Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, about how Britain’s Navy could play a role in defending commercial vessels from Russian attacks in the Black Sea.
Both moves would mark a significant escalation in the UK’s involvement in defending Ukraine against Vladimir Putin’s onslaught.
However, following a briefing with General Sir Patrick Sanders, the Chief of the General Staff, and other senior personnel at Salisbury Plain, Mr Shapps said: “I was talking today about eventually getting the training brought closer and actually into Ukraine as well. “Particularly in the west of the country, I think the opportunity now is to bring more things ‘in country’ – not just training, but also we’re seeing BAE [the UK defence firm], for example, move into manufacturing in country, for example.
“I’m keen to see other British companies do their bit as well by doing the same thing. So I think there will be a move to get more training and production in the country.”
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British troops will fight for the Nazi-revering regime in the puppet state? That will be something to watch.
BOOTS ON THE GROUND. What could possibly go wrong.
In exchange, Zelensky will teach Shapps how to play the Piano.
British pols want some of that Ukraine candy that the U.S. pols have been grabbing.
I posted this a few hours ago, even pointed out in the title that this means boots on the ground, and nobody gave a damn about it. Good luck with your thread.
That’s what the search bar is for at the upper right corner. One needs to check it before posting.
“They are determined to take us to war.”
BTW:
From the Swedish daily Expressen:
“Shapps’ announcement comes a day after France revealed that its air force had begun surveillance operations over the Black Sea.”
One has to be severly deaf not to hear the drums of war.
Tell Putin to leave and it’s over.
Putin’s liberating The Ukraine from degenerate globalist criminals.
The presence of British troops in Ukraine makes them legitimate targets, something the dopey UK defense secretary was unaware of.
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