The military leadership of Great Britain is considering the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine. They will help in the training of recruits.
Points of attention
- Britain is considering sending troops to Ukraine to provide basic training for Ukrainian recruits before they go to the front line in the east of the country.
- This decision could help solve logistical problems and reduce costs associated with sending Ukrainian soldiers to train in Britain, marking a significant step in international politics and NATO cooperation.
- The deployment of British military instructors in Ukraine could serve as a powerful military-political signal and a deterrent, while also allowing the British military to learn combat skills and test new weapons developed for war.
- The move comes amid French President Macron's initiative to train the Ukrainian military on Ukrainian territory, with potential implications for NATO's involvement in the conflict with Russia.
- The decision to send troops to Ukraine for training is seen as a significant step towards strengthening Ukraine's defense capabilities and fostering international support in the face of escalating tensions with Russia.
Britain may send military instructors to Ukraine
Plans are currently being discussed for small groups of British military instructors to go to western Ukraine. There, they will help provide basic training for Ukrainian recruits before they go to the front line in the east of the country.
According to sources of the publication, such a decision by the British would allow to solve the logistical problems associated with the sending of the Ukrainian military to the British bases for training, as well as to save money.
As part of the multinational military operation codenamed "Interflex", tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers were trained in Great Britain. But according to British Defense Minister John Gealy, the "biggest obstacle" in the training of Ukrainians is "Ukraine's provision of personnel for training."
According to another source of the publication, sending British troops to Ukraine instead of training at military bases in Great Britain would be "cheaper for and better."
We could conduct (training — ed.) there faster, and it would be very far from the front line, in isolated places, so the risk would be much lower.
At the same time, a Ukrainian military source said that the transfer of exercises to Ukraine will be a "powerful military-political signal" for other countries and for Russia itself.
It will also mark the beginning of the "de facto" deployment of NATO's military infrastructure on the territory of Ukraine and will become a "powerful deterrent". Such a decision will also allow the British military to learn combat skills from the Ukrainian military. It will also allow testing the latest weapons that are being developed for war.
A Ukrainian source said they hoped the British leadership would inspire France to follow suit and conduct training in Ukraine after discussions in Paris appeared to have stalled for political reasons.
Military training in Ukraine: what is known
In early June, French President Emmanuel Macron announced his intention to create a coalition of countries that are ready to train the Ukrainian military on the territory of Ukraine, and not abroad, as is currently the case.
As for instructors in Ukraine, we talked about it on February 26, if you remember. Zelenskyi and his defense minister clearly expressed the needs of Ukraine. Today, Ukraine is mobilizing many more people, and they will have to be trained more effectively on Ukrainian territory. This is a legitimate measure.
Macron added that France is not at war with Russia, does not want escalation, but wants to do everything to help Ukraine defend itself. The President of France does not consider the training of its soldiers on the sovereign territory of Ukraine to be an escalation.
Then Paris sent a corresponding proposal to the Baltic countries, Poland, Denmark, Sweden, Great Britain, the Netherlands and the USA. However, many in NATO are against such an idea for fear of becoming a party to the war with the Russian Federation.
