British instructors relocating to Ukraine would make them 'legal target for our armed forces,' the deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council said
More than 20,000 recruits from the Ukrainian armed forces have already received training in the UK since the beginning of 2022 under the British-led Operation Interflex.
So far, Nato members have avoided training programmes in Ukraine due to the risk of personnel being drawn into combat with Russia.visited a military base on Salisbury Plain, where some Ukrainian recruits are in training. After he was briefed at the base by General Sir Patrick Sanders, Chief of the General Staff, and other senior figures, he said: “I was talking 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, and not just training. We’re seeing BAE, for example, move into manufacturing in country.Mr Shapps also suggested that Britain could help defend Ukraine in theHe said: “Britain is a naval nation so we can help and we can advise, particularly since the water is international water.
“It’s important we don’t allow a situation to establish by default that somehow international shipping isn’t allowed in that water., the cabinet minister also told the Telegraph that Britain should bring back Liz Truss’s pledge to increase defence spending to 3 per cent of GDP.
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