The cost of helping Ukraine – less training for British soldiers
Update: 2024-09-12
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More than 40,000 Ukrainians have had military training in the UK since Russia’s full-scale invasion of their country, but that’s made it harder for the Army to access its own training areas with bids now eight times more likely to be rejected.
Former Royal Navy Commodore Steve Prest explains why the UK thinks it’s a price worth paying, for now.
The UK led Joint Expeditionary Force is now a decade old. Professor Michael Clarke explains how this “alliance within an alliance” didn’t seem to matter much when it was created, but has become very important to NATO.
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