Article 6F6YN British troops could deploy to Ukraine for first time to train soldiers, says Grant Shapps

British troops could deploy to Ukraine for first time to train soldiers, says Grant Shapps

by
Nadeem Badshah
from World news | The Guardian on (#6F6YN)

Defence secretary says proposal being discussed would reduce reliance on UK and other Nato members' bases

The new defence secretary, Grant Shapps, said he has held talks with army leaders about deploying British troops within Ukraine for the first time for a training programme.

Shapps, who met Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, for talks in Kyiv earlier this week, said the proposal being discussed would reduce the reliance on the UK and other Nato members' bases.

Continue reading...
External Content
Source RSS or Atom Feed
Feed Location http://www.theguardian.com/world/rss
Feed Title World news | The Guardian
Feed Link https://www.theguardian.com/world
Feed Copyright Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2025
Reply 0 comments