“We’re very clear that we stand prepared and proceed to assist the Ukrainians with coaching significantly, however there was a long-standing place that we aren’t committing U.Ok. troops to the theater of motion,” Britain’s prime diplomat stated.
“That’s definitely the U.Ok. place, and stays the U.Ok. place right now.”
France’s Overseas Minister Jean-Noël Barrot informed the BBC this weekend that he couldn’t rule out sending troops to struggle in Ukraine if obligatory, reiterating earlier feedback by French President Emmanuel Macron made earlier this yr. “We don’t discard any possibility,” he stated.
Macron stood agency within the face of a barrage of criticism again in February when he refused to rule out sending French troops into Ukraine. However he was given brief shrift by opposition events and different NATO members, together with the U.S., U.Ok. and Germany, on the time.
No. 10 Downing Road on Monday downplayed the concept as soon as once more, with Starmer’s spokesperson telling reporters when pressed on the Le Monde article Monday: “[There are] no plans for troops in that method.”
Requested if the U.Ok. might rule out sending troops to Ukraine, the prime minister’s spokesperson stated: “Sure, past what I’ve stated beforehand about offering medical coaching and the navy presence we’ve got across the embassy we don’t have plans for U.Ok. troops to be in fight alongside Ukrainian troops.”