cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/9906910
Grant Shapps to send UK troops to Ukraine Army will train Zelensky’s military on the ground and Navy may move into Black Sea
By Edward Malnick, SUNDAY POLITICAL EDITOR 30 September 2023
British troops will be deployed in Ukraine for the first time under plans being discussed with military chiefs, the new Defence Secretary has disclosed…
ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 1 year ago
“I’m keen to see other British companies do their bit as well by doing the same thing. So I think there will be a move to get more training and production in the country.”
Sooo… Britain wants its defence contractors to get in on the ground floor, basically. We needed more exportable products to bolster the economy and so we’re going to try out selling war and its associated service industries.
tal@kbin.social 1 year ago
Rheinmetall recently announced that they were starting up a facility in Ukraine.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/10/business/rheinmetall-german-tank-factory-ukraine/index.html
I am guessing that the factor is more that Ukraine's considered to have a decent-enough air-defense situation now that it's reasonable to start operating factories without worrying about them getting hit with missiles or something.