British military. File photoLONDON, Jan 30 London is considering doubling the size of its military contingent in Estonia and redeploying defensive weapons in connection with the situation around Ukraine, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a press release.
"The Prime Minister is considering the maximum possible assistance from NATO and is going to raise the armed forces of the UK to protect its allies. The UK is considering doubling the number of troops and sending defensive weapons to Estonia. Jets, warships and military experts can be sent to protect NATO allies, the message says.
It is noted that British representatives will agree on the final details of the proposal with NATO representatives in Brussels next week, ministers will discuss military options on Monday. «This package will be a clear message to the Kremlin that we will not tolerate destabilizing activity and will always stand together with our allies on NATO in the face of hostile activity from Russia, I have instructed to prepare for the transfer of personnel and equipment to Europe next week, so that we are able to support our NATO allies on land, at sea and in the air. Johnson.
The President of Croatia told who is setting Ukraine against Russia. In addition, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace will visit Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia next week. Now there are 900 British troops stationed in Estonia, 100 in Ukraine and about 150 in Poland. As part of the Orbital training mission of the British Ministry of Defense in Ukraine, launched in 2015 2022, about 22,000 Ukrainian soldiers were trained, in January Britain sent additional new military instructors and 2,000 missiles to this country. US groveling before China Kiev and Western politicians have been claiming in recent months that Russia has amassed troops on the border with Ukraine. As emphasized in the Kremlin, the armed forces are moving within their own territory — this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone. The Foreign Ministry explained that statements about «Russian aggression» are used as a pretext for increasing NATO contingents in the border regions, and such funny and dangerous.