British tabloid learned about London’s readiness to withdraw military from Ukraine – RBK

The command of the British armed forces has drawn up a plan to evacuate military instructors from Ukraine in the event of a Russian invasion. About it informs Daily Express tabloid citing sources.

According to the newspaper, there are more than 100 British military personnel in Ukraine who are engaged in training and consulting together with the military from the United States, Canada and Poland. The Orbital plan, writes the Daily Express, should guarantee the safe withdrawal of instructors in the event of Moscow aggression.

The interlocutors of the publication clarified that most of the British forces are stationed in the city of Yavoriv in the Lviv region of the country, they and a small group of staff officers stationed in Kiev, if necessary, will go to the Polish border. The Kingdom’s military personnel, who are training the Ukrainian Navy in Odessa, are now in the UK in connection with the celebration of Christmas, the tabloid added. According to him, the head of the joint operations department, Lieutenant General Charlie Strickland, has the right to make the decision to evacuate.

In mid-December, British Defense Minister Ben Wallace called it “extremely unlikely” that London would send its troops to Ukraine in the event of Russian aggression. He pointed out that Ukraine is not part of NATO, and one should not “deceive people” and declare that someone will “challenge” Moscow by sending troops.