Ukrainian: 1,000 British troops on alert to deal with humanitarian crisis

They were put on alert on Thursday (10/2) Britain 1,000 troops to provide support in the event of a humanitarian crisis due to Russian aggression.

The troops were on alert ahead of today’s meeting between Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the head of NATO and the Prime Minister of Poland.

Johnson will visit Brussels and Warsawto highlight the need for commitment within NATO principles and to discuss ways in which Britain can provide military support while Russia concentrates its military forces near the Ukrainian border.

Johnson’s visit, as broadcast by the Athens News Agency, is part of the mobilization of international diplomacy. French President Emmanuel Macron met with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier in the week, and US Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to meet with US allies and allies at the Munich Security Conference next week.

Britain’s foreign and defense ministers are also expected in Moscow this week for talks with their counterparts.

Johnson: We remain firm in our commitment to European security

“The United Kingdom remains steadfast in its commitment to European security,” he said Boris Johnson in his announcement. “As an alliance we must draw lines in the snow and be clear that there are principles on which we will not compromise.”

Britain announced yesterday that it would send 350 troops to Poland, following the deployment of 100 troops last year to help deal with the immigration crisis on its border with Belarus.

“Any invasion of Ukraine by Russia is likely to cause the forced and mass expulsion of people”

Johnson’s office reiterated yesterday that any military invasion of Ukraine from Russia, is likely to cause the forced and mass evacuation of people from their homes to the European borders, affecting countries such as Poland and Lithuania.

In 2014, Russia annexed its Peninsula Crimea from Ukraine.

Johnson’s office announced that the British Prime Minister would also discuss with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg the British proposal to strengthen the alliance’s defenses, including doubling the number of troops in Estonia, the development of more Europe, but also the mission of a Trent naval patrol ship and a Type 45 destroyer in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Source: News Beast

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