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UK PM Rishi Sunak says there are no plans for now to send British troops to Ukraine

IndiaTimes Sunday, 1 October 2023
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has stated that there are no immediate plans to deploy military instructors to Ukraine, contradicting comments made by his defence minister. Sunak clarified that while training in Ukraine may be possible in the future, there are currently no plans to send British troops to the country's conflict. The UK has provided military training to around 20,000 Ukrainians over the past year and intends to continue training a similar number.
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Rishi Sunak insists that the defence secretary's suggestion that British troops could train forces in Ukraine is not for the "here and now" during the war against the Russian invasion. The prime minister rules out UK forces going to Ukraine and says that the recently appointed Grant Shapps was...

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