Wallace says British troops may very well be despatched to Ukraine after warfare

British troops may very well be deployed in Ukraine after the warfare with Russia, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has steered.

Mr Wallace mentioned it “perfectly legitimate and possible” extra troopers might be despatched to coach Ukrainian troops in a rebooted Op Orbital.

In 2015, British troops had been despatched to Ukraine to coach Kyiv’s forces after the Russian assault within the Donbas area.

They skilled round 22,000 personnel in the course of the seven 12 months operation.

Western nations are set to offer much more army help over the approaching years, together with with fashionable weapons, coaching and intelligence.

But Mr Wallace, talking in Vilnius in the course of the NATO Summit, mentioned: “We had Op Orbital in 2014, British troops in Ukraine way before the conflict. We were joined by Sweden, Canada and the United States.

“Those sort of things scaling up is perfectly legitimate and possible.

“You can do that either by having more Western presence, either on a bilateral or group arrangement.

“Britain will certainly play its part in doing that after this conflict.

“You could expect more British troops in Ukraine after this conflict than you did before.

“But they would be about capacity building and making sure that Ukraine has a greater clarity.”