Posted on 02/19/2025 7:34:54 PM PST by ransomnote
ATO's British-led, rapid-response force is "ready" to be deployed if needed, a senior commander has said, after U.K. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer signaled he was "ready and willing" to put British troops on the ground to enforce a ceasefire in Ukraine.
Why It Matters
Starmer said in an opinion piece published in U.K. newspaper The Telegraph on Sunday that contributing a British force to help maintain a possible ceasefire agreement was not something he took "lightly."
Sweden has indicated it would consider a similar move, although other European countries quickly ruled out contributing troops. Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, said the deployment of such peacekeeping forces in Ukraine would be "completely unacceptable."
What To Know
Brigadier Andy Watson, the commander of the Allied Reaction Force (ARF) Brigade, said on Tuesday that British forces currently training a handful of miles from the Ukrainian border were "absolutely" ready, trained and "well-resourced" for any operations, including heading into Ukraine to police a future ceasefire.
"In terms of preparation, my brigade is ready," Watson said. "It should show to anyone that NATO and the ARF is agile, it's responsive, and it's capable."
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For this reason, UK wants to put boots on the ground. NATO has been trying to get a war started for years now and with the peace talks drawing near, this is its latest gambit. UK is NATO by another name, and NATO is not welcome in Ukraine after their failed proxy war against Russia.
There goes the totalitarian UK trying to write checks for America to cash. The aristocratic of the UK needs to be deposed.
Taking on the Russian army. With a brigade.
Into the Valley of Death rode the six hundred.
Perfidy is the tool which the British prefer to use in advancing their national interest.
“U.K. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer signaled he was “ready and willing” to put British troops on the ground”
The British families of the soldiers will be lucky to get those boots back, should Starmer do something that STUPID.
And no, Trump is in no mood to do the UK any favors, after the way they treated him in 2016. If Stamer wants to fight Putin, he can give it all hell! Alone.
“Into the Valley of Death rode the six hundred.”
A battle in Crimea in 1854. Brits and French were trying to drive the Russians out of Crimea 171 years ago.
Something to ponder.
Stupidity
I think nato has misunderstood the situation. If Europe goads Russia into a hot war I doubt it would remain conventional. Then what? I’m glad we’re separating ourselves from the situation!
“Soldiers practicing close-quarters battle scenarios during Operation Steadfast Dart, NATO’s largest military exercises of the year”
Get a load of the photo with the above caption: 2 soldiers with rifles, with 15 others standing around trying to find something to do. And this is the UK’s LARGEST military exercise of the year, according to the caption.
The Russians have nothing to worry about.
Whoever expects to win, by using military force, needs to have superiority of:
- artillery
- drones and anti-drone systems
- intel
- maintenance of those three
They are talking about standing around in a DMZ after a peace agreement has been signed and hostilities have ended. They’ve got some waiting to do.
I call BS!
“Perfidious Albion!”
Yes, the great British army that has more horses than tanks.
https://youtu.be/e4TmtkjcY9A?si=IImYMMOf8Qny_ISC
Those atheist pederasts from Ole England will regret this move.
Maybe a battalion with some dedicated air and artillery assets?
Then the podcast went on to ask if the US, Saudi Arabia, or China would bail any European countries out of their sovereign debt crisis. The answer was no.
Then the podcast got real interesting. It asked what do you do when a sovereign bond can not be repaid. Well you default. And if you don't want to default the historic method of not paying has been to say that there is a war and all debt will be settled as part of the war settlement negotiations.
The point is the the EU members of NATO have a real financial and economic debt reason to want to start a war with Russis. They need uncle Sugar, but they want war to solve their economic debt problem for the moment.
I hope the President has the power to unilaterally withdraw from NATO.
Soldiers named Harry and Ian and Nigel will fight and die defending their country so that it will be safe for the kids named Mohammed.
DO NOT DRAG US INTO THIS SH!+ SHOW!!!
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