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Sunak's Ukraine Visit Nothing More Than Bid to Boost Optics for Zelensky
Sunak's Ukraine Visit Nothing More Than Bid to Boost Optics for Zelensky
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UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly earlier admitted that Britain supporting Ukraine in its conflict with Russia is "tough" and "painful."
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During his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev on Friday, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will, in particular, sign a "historic" deal on bilateral security cooperation, No.10 has announced.The visit will also see Sunak stepping up military funding for Ukraine in the next financial year to £2.5 billion ($3.1 billion) and supporting "the largest ever commitment of drones." It’s safe to say, therefore, that Sunak’s trip will serve as a psychological boost for the Zelensky regime, according to Podberezkin.Podberezkin suggests that Sunak will likely attempt to reassure Zelensky, promising him that the Kiev regime will not be abandoned in this situation. Highlighting the Mideast crisis, the expert stressed that the only crucial ally the Americans have in the Middle East right now is the United Kingdom, given the US and coalition air strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen."In reality, though, there is little that Britain can do. Its ground forces are not very numerous, and its navy […] currently is far from being perfect, as it suffers from personnel deficiency, among other troubles," the pundit pointed out.The comments come a week after The Telegraph quoted an unnamed defense source as saying that the scanty number of sailors in the UK’s Royal Navy had prompted it to decommission two warships in order to staff its new class of frigates. "We will have to take manpower from one area of the Navy in order to put into a new area of the force,” the source said.The two frigates due to be decommissioned are the HMS Westminster and HMS Argyll, which were recently refurbished "at a huge expense to the taxpayers."Alan West, the UK’s former first sea lord, questioned why the Navy decided to decommission the warships without having a new fleet ready to take over, warning that Britain’s ships were "dropping like flies."
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Sunak's Ukraine Visit Nothing More Than Bid to Boost Optics for Zelensky
13:24 GMT 12.01.2024 (Updated: 14:45 GMT 12.01.2024) UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly recently conceded that Britain's support for Ukraine in its ongoing conflict with Russia is both "tough" and "painful."
During his meeting with
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev on Friday, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will, in particular, sign a
"historic" deal on bilateral security cooperation, No.10 has announced.
The visit will also see Sunak stepping up military funding for Ukraine in the next financial year to £2.5 billion ($3.1 billion) and supporting "the largest ever commitment of drones."
In fact, the UK prime minister’s goal in Kiev is "to reassure Zelensky that British aid to Ukraine will continue," Alexey Podberezkin, director of the Center for Military and Political Studies think tank at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, told Sputnik.
It’s safe to say, therefore, that Sunak’s trip will serve as a psychological boost for the Zelensky regime, according to Podberezkin.
"It’s absolutely obvious that the Anglo-Saxons have one of the main points of control over Ukraine. In this regard, a lot depends on the UK, especially in terms of spying and sabotage activities," the expert explained.
Podberezkin suggests that Sunak will likely attempt to reassure Zelensky, promising him that the Kiev regime will not be abandoned in this situation. Highlighting the Mideast crisis, the expert stressed that the only crucial ally the Americans have in the Middle East right now is the United Kingdom, given the US and coalition air strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen.
"In reality, though, there is little that Britain can do. Its ground forces are not very numerous, and its navy […] currently is far from being perfect, as it suffers from personnel deficiency, among other troubles," the pundit pointed out.
The comments come a week after The Telegraph quoted an unnamed defense source as saying that the scanty number of sailors in the UK’s Royal Navy had prompted it to decommission two warships in order to staff its new class of frigates. "We will have to take manpower from one area of the Navy in order to put into a new area of the force,” the source said.
The two frigates due to be decommissioned are the HMS Westminster and HMS Argyll, which were recently refurbished "at a huge expense to the taxpayers."
Alan West, the UK’s former first sea lord, questioned why the Navy decided to decommission the warships without having a new fleet ready to take over, warning that Britain’s ships were "dropping like flies."
The British Armed Forces is going through a massive recruitment crisis, with the Royal Navy suffering a collapse in the flow of recruits into the service.
