A teenage guard has abandoned his post protecting the Queen to fight Vladimir Putin’s forces invading Ukraine – sparking much larger concerns for Britain.
The soldier, 19, quit his Windsor barracks, left a note for his parents and booked a one-way ticket to Eastern Europe,Defence chiefs are now trying to intercept him amid fears Russia could claim Britain has entered the war if he is caught.
The soldier, 19, quit his Windsor barracks, left a note for his parents and booked a one-way ticket to Eastern Europe. Picture: Leon Neal/AFP The soldier wrote to his parents before booking a one-way ticket to Poland over the weekend with an intention to then cross the border into Ukraine.Friends believe the photo shows he had managed to achieve his plan.The rogue guards could be used by Vladimir Putin to claim Britain has entered the war. Picture: Russian Presidential Press Service/AFPthat all service personnel are banned from travelling to Ukraine until further notice.
A friend of the soldier said he had become ‘bored’ of the ceremonial role of his regiment at Windsor Castle. Picture: Toby Melville – WPA Pool/Getty Images “Much as one might applaud their motivation for wanting to help, it is completely the wrong thing to do. If they were captured it would be playing into the Russian hands to say British forces have infiltrated into Ukraine, which is completely not true.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace insisted Brits should not travel to fight as he did not “want to see British people killed any more than I want to see Ukrainians” dying.
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