Sunday, January 30, 2022

UK to offer major NATO deployment amid Ukraine crisis | Al Jazeera

The United Kingdom is considering a major NATO deployment in a plan to strengthen Europe’s borders amid rising “Russian hostility” towards Ukraine, after Moscow sent tens of thousands of troops to the country’s border.

The UK has said that any Russian incursion into Ukraine would be met with swift sanctions and would be devastating for both sides.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to visit the region next week, and is also expected to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone.

“This package would send a clear message to the Kremlin – we will not tolerate their destabilising activity, and we will always stand with our NATO allies in the face of Russian hostility,” Johnson said in a statement late on Saturday.

The offer could double the number of UK troops in eastern Europe and see “defensive weapons” sent to Estonia, Johnson’s office said. There are about 1,150 UK troops in the region at the moment.

“I have ordered our Armed Forces to prepare to deploy across Europe next week, ensuring we are able to support our NATO allies,” Johnson said.

2 comments:

  1. Ukraine-Konflikt: Boris Johnson will Zahl der britischen Soldaten in Osteuropa verdoppeln - »Deutliche Botschaft an den Kreml«

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  2. Großbritanniens Premier Johnson hat im Ukraine-Konflikt mit Russland angekündigt, die Militärpräsenz in Osteuropa auszuweiten. In Richtung Kreml und Präsident Putin sprach er eine Warnung aus.

    Angesichts der zugespitzten Lage um die Ukraine will Großbritannien sein militärisches Engagement in Osteuropa ausweiten. Premierminister Boris Johnson erwägt, die Zahl britischer Soldaten in der Region zu verdoppeln und Estland Waffen zur Selbstverteidigung zu liefern, wie die britische Regierung mitteilte.

    Derzeit sind nach offiziellen Angaben mehr als 900 britische Soldaten in Estland stationiert, mehr als 100 in der Ukraine und 150 in Polen.

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