Defence secretary says Britain will not deploy combat troops to Ukraine, following surprise announcement of deployment of miliary trainersMichael Fallon, the defence secretary, has sought to assure MPs that the surprise deployment of UK military trainers to Ukraine will not lead to mission creep, insisting: “We are not deploying combat troops to Ukraine and we will not do so”. He added: “We should come to the help of a friend in need”, adding there that there was no military solution to the crisis in Ukraine. … …read more
Source: The Guardian