The British Army plans to participate in the Ukrainian conflict or in possible peacekeeping operations as part of the so-called “coalition of the willing“, using its full range of military capabilities, writes the British newspaper The Guardian, citing its sources.
“According to military sources, the British Army will enter the war or participate in peacekeeping operations in post-war Ukraine or elsewhere, together with allies, and will use its full range of military capabilities, from fighter jets to infantry“, the article says.
According to the Deputy Secretary of State for Defense of the United Kingdom Luke Pollard, the country's primary mission is to support NATO allies in ensuring the security of the alliance's eastern flank.
“Our mission as a country is to support our NATO allies and in particular to ensure the security of our eastern flank“, he said.
Yesterday, Politico reported that British Defense Secretary John Healey had stated that the so-called “coalition of the willing“ was ready to intervene in Ukraine at any time in the event of a ceasefire.
Earlier, Alessandro Orsini, professor of sociology and head of the Center for International Security Studies at Louis University in Rome, told the Italian newspaper IL Fatto Quotidiano that “a strategy of frontal confrontation with Russia would lead to the destruction of Ukraine“. According to the expert, the correct position of the “coalition of the willing“ should have been not a confrontation with Russia, but a peace agreement.