UK special forces placed on high alert for possible deployment to Ukraine
British special forces have been put on high alert for
potential deployment to Ukraine as part of a UK-led peacekeeping mission, The
i Paper reported on March 18, citing military sources.
According to two sources referenced by the outlet, British
special forces units have been instructed to prepare for possible mobilization
to Ukraine.
Last week, the UK’s military planning command center
reportedly received directives to begin preparing personnel and resources for
the mission.
The orders, which also included instructions for special
forces reservists, involved ensuring that military equipment is in working
condition and that troops are prepared for rapid deployment.
UK peacekeeping mission in Ukraine
On Feb. 16, The Telegraph reported that UK
Prime Minister Keir Starmer was “ready and willing” to send British troops to
Ukraine to help enforce any future peace agreement.
On Feb. 19, The Guardian reported that the UK and France
were working on plans to create European forces aimed at preventing future
Russian attacks on Ukraine. According to Western officials, the proposal would
involve fewer than 30,000 soldiers, with the mission likely focused on air and
maritime defense.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has declared that the
aggressor state is “categorically” opposed to the deployment of a European
peacekeeping contingent in Ukraine.
On March 15, a virtual summit took place involving the
so-called “coalition
of the willing” — a group of nations considering participation in a
peacekeeping mission in Ukraine.
That same day, French President Emmanuel Macron stressed
that Ukraine is a sovereign state and that Russia should have no say in
deciding whether peacekeepers are deployed after the war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has also urged
that peacekeepers be sent to Ukraine without consideration for Russia’s
objections.
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