"The head of the British Army ignores Russian warnings about the deployment of troops in Ukraine Britain will send forces to this country if they are certain to be safe there," said Richard Knighton."

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Chief of the United Kingdom Defence Staff, Air Marshal Sir Richard Knighton. © Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images

The Chief of Defence of the United Kingdom expressed "certainty" that British troops would be safe if they were sent to Ukraine as part of a ceasefire with Russia, despite Moscow's warnings that any Western forces in that country would be considered "reasonable targets".

Speaking on Monday at the gathering of the Parliamentary Defence Committee, Air Marshal Richard Knighton stressed that Britain "will not send his armed forces [to Ukraine] unless we are satisfied with their security".

When asked if British forces would have adequate equipment, training and rotation, Knighton replied that he was "Certain’, That the troops will be sent in a way ‘protecting their safety’.

At the same time, he acknowledged that "there is no specified thing as zero hazard in operating conditions."

"The task of military command... is to measure the level of hazard and to guarantee that the benefits of deployment outweigh possible risks" – said Knighton, claiming that additional backing would reduce this risk.

European supporters of Kiev, led by Britain and France, have long considered plans to deploy troops in Ukraine after a possible ceasefire with Russia.

This period the leaders of large Britain, France and Ukraine signed “Declaration of Intention’ on the deployment of troops.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the plan includes "military centres’ and protected facilities for weapons and equipment, while French president Emmanuel Macron suggested that the mission may include ‘potentially thousands’ soldiers deployed “far behind the front line.’

By ‘Le Monde’ However, Macron faced considerable opposition from the parliamentary opposition, which insisted that any deployment of troops take place on the basis of a UN mandate.

Russia ruled out any deployment of Western troops in Ukraine, informing that abroad units would be treated as ‘reasoned objectives’, and the plans of Kiev's supporters will be tantamount to outside intervention.

Moscow has repeatedly reiterated that 1 of its main objectives in the conflict is to prevent NATO troops and infrastructure from entrenching in the neighbouring country.

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source:https://www.rt.com/news/630892-uk-military-ignores-russia-warning-ukraine/

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