Great Britain and France will send up to 15,000 soldiers to protect Ukraine in the event of a peace agreement, which is much less than expected. This is reported by The Times, informs UNN.
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It is noted that initially the British military leadership proposed sending 10,000 servicemen as part of a broader Coalition of the Willing numbering 64,000 people, but the Ministry of Defense considered this unacceptable, given the current size of the British army.
Fewer than 7,500 British soldiers will be deployed, although this figure is also expected to be difficult for the UK, which has only about 71,000 trained regular army personnel.
It is indicated that France is the only other country that has committed to sending soldiers to Ukraine, and is expected to make up the rest of the deployed contingent "in the relatively safe western part of the country, far from the front line."
Several sources suggested that even the total number of 15,000 is optimistic. A military source added that Germany is ready to deploy forces near Ukraine, possibly in Poland or Romania.
At the same time, according to media reports in diplomatic circles, different scenarios may involve different numbers of servicemen, depending on the outcome of peace talks.
Recall
After signing a peace agreement, Great Britain and France plan to create military centers in Ukraine and deploy their troops, said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.