Army will train Zelensky’s military on the ground and Navy may move into Black Sea

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/9906910

Grant Shapps to send UK troops to Ukraine Army will train Zelensky’s military on the ground and Navy may move into Black Sea

By Edward Malnick, SUNDAY POLITICAL EDITOR 30 September 2023

British troops will be deployed in Ukraine for the first time under plans being discussed with military chiefs, the new Defence Secretary has disclosed…

  • MrNesser@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    11 months ago

    Even though this is an extension of the training it does make me uneasy.

    Even the USA has shied away from having official troops or support personnel on the ground

    • Syldon@feddit.ukEnglish
      41·
      11 months ago

      It abject stupidity. There is no benefit for them being in Ukraine. They can train them in the UK. This is putting a target on the backs of servicemen in a points scoring exercise. It just shows how little these scum think regarding the well being of people who serve the UK.

      • jonneEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        Yeah, NATO countries are right on the border, training in Poland would work fine.

    • mannycalavera@feddit.ukEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      If the US (and other NATO allies but especially the US) disagree with this I’m imagining they wouldn’t have let it happen. The US isn’t shy of calling out the UK they’ve done that plenty of times in this Biden administration. If the UK (or any othe NATO ally) are now operating closer or inside Ukraine the US would have to have signed off on this and are comfortable with it.

      If not we’ll see a pretty rapid retraction of these plans and a public admonishment from Biden.