UK may soon send troops to Ukraine – The Times –

Sources told The Times that British generals are considering sending troops to Ukraine to train soldiers to help Kyiv train new soldiers faster.

British troops could be sent to Ukraine to train soldiers. This is reported by the British The Times with reference to their own sources.

Under controversial plans, small groups of British military trainers would be sent to western Ukraine to give new soldiers intensive basic training before they go to the front lines in the east. According to sources, this will allow solve logistics problemsrelated to sending Ukrainian soldiers to British bases for training and saving money.

A UK defense source said British troops were sent to Ukraine rather than training at UK military bases“cheaper for us and better for them.”

The source said: “We could do the training faster, and it would be very far from the front line, in secret places, so the risk would be much lower. ”

President Zelensky visited Downing Street today for talks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as part of a trip to European countries to get more military support for Ukraine’s military actions against Russia. Zelensky and Starmer plugged outside No. 10 before the start of the talks, in which the new NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte took part.

Speaking outside Downing Street, Rutte said the West should “stop worrying” about Donald Trump returning to the White House. He said that Trump understands that Russia’s war with Ukraine affects the security and future of the United States.

Rutte also pointed out that from a legal point of view, the UK and the US can use long-range weapons such as Storm Shadow missiles on the territory of​​​​​​Ukraine, but permission for this “must be given by allies”.

As part of a UK-led multinational military operation called Operation Interflex, tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers have received training in the UK since the start of the conflict in Ukraine. But Defense Secretary John Healey admitted last month that the “biggest obstacle” to training Ukrainians is “the supply of trainers in Ukraine.”

Before that Discussion.UA reported with reference to foreign media that the US and Britain could provide confidential permission Kyiv to hit targets in the Russian Federation with Western long-range weapons.

Author:
Mark Voroshilov