British troops to bolster Ukraine’s neighbour as Russian invasion ‘imminent’.
BRITAIN may send hundreds more troops to Ukraine’s NATO neighbours to boost their security forces amid fears of Russian invasion, a news report has claimed.
At present, Britain has 830 troops, tanks, armoured fighting vehicles, self-propelled artillery, engineers and air-defence and intelligence assets in Estonia where it is leading a 1,200 strong battle group. According to the reports, around 300 French troops are also set to be a part of the battle group.
The NATO personnel presence could possibly be increased in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland after its member states held talks over expanding their presence in the region.
Citing a defence source, the Times reported that the UK is looking at bolstering the existing missions with ‘hundreds’ of combat-ready soldiers that would be able to deploy at short notice.
The source told the publication: “They have asked the question around boosting those [enhanced Forward Presence missions] and the NATO mission in the Baltics. Countries are thinking about what they could do.”
The source added: “If there was a NATO ally about to have Russian troops knocking on their doorstep then they [the force] would be there quickly.”
Currently, there are also 140 British troops in Poland as part of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence mission.
The comments come as Tobias Ellwood, chair of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee, appeared on BBC Newsnight to discuss the threat of an “imminent” Russian invasion.
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