Yesterday, we discussed the somewhat alarming story about Grant Shapps, the new UK Defense Secretary, and his plans to send British troops to Ukraine to conduct training operations there and other moves to increase the British presence in the country. At the time, I expressed concerns over the provocative nature of the announcement and questioned whether this could lead to some sort of escalation of the hostilities in the region. It would appear that I wasn’t the only one with reservations. Before the virtual ink was even dry on the article, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rushed out to inform the press that Shapps didn’t mean what his remarks sounded like and that it was all just a misunderstanding. You see, what Shapps really meant to say was that they might start moving some of their training operations and other facilities to Ukraine after the war, not while Russia was still attacking. Perish the thought.Read More
About those Brit troops in Ukraine: Nevermind
