UK to Send Troops to Ukraine for 1st Time

United Kingdom (UK) may send troops to Ukraine for the first time since the conflict between Russia and Kyiv began in February 2022.

In an interview with Telegraph, UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said that he was was discussing a plan to mobilize British troops with his military chiefs. 

"Plans to move a UK-led training program to Ukraine instead of carrying it out in the country or in another country under the umbrella of NATO," he said.

In addition to offering training on the ground in Ukraine, Shapps said British defense companies like BAE Systems are moving manufacturing into the country. 

"I'm keen to see other British companies do their bit as well by doing the same thing," Shapps said, per The Telegraph. "So I think there will be a move to get more training and production in the country."

Earlier, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmyhal announced that the government will soon allocate additional funds from the state budget, with nearly 2 trillion Ukrainian hryvnia, equivalent to $54,347,100, set to be spent on security and defense this year.

According to Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform, Shmyhal made the statement at a regional economic forum in Kyiv, saying: “We will allocate approximately 2 trillion hryvnia to the security and defense sector this year.”