So, we need to put more than half our army to protect a peace that will never get agreed to without a clause saying we won’t put any of our army there? Did the world used to make sense?
FlaviousTiberius on
I’m assuming any peacekeeping force will be made of multiple countries not just ours?
To be honest I couldn’t imagine Russia really attempting again, they’ve already been grinding for four years, trying to go at it again with the European powers would be nutty even by Russia’s standard.
ash_ninetyone on
This is where NATO/EU+UK peacekeeping efforts come into play as a whole.
At least NATO – US.
Krabsandwich on
All depends what the plan is, sending small numbers of troops for Ukrainian Army training deployed way behind the front in places like Odessa or Lviv not intended or equipped for combat is a pretty doable tasking.
Throw in some air defence units to protect critical infrastructure in Western Ukraine and its pretty commitment light, if you want to be more proactive then at least a reinforced combat brigade where the price and risk goes up quite a bit.
If you are talking of 50k then we are looking a massive peace time deployment with a big price tag and risk attached and the Government better find the cash pronto because we will need to recruit train and equip them.
thehighyellowmoon on
Is no one picking up the actual number from Sir Richard in the article was 40,000? The 50,000 is detailed as troops that were sent to Kosovo, 30 years ago.
Half_A_ on
The peacekeepers wouldn’t really be there to hold the frontline, though. They’d be there to essentially guarantee that any future attack on Ukraine is an attack on NATO.
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So, we need to put more than half our army to protect a peace that will never get agreed to without a clause saying we won’t put any of our army there? Did the world used to make sense?
I’m assuming any peacekeeping force will be made of multiple countries not just ours?
To be honest I couldn’t imagine Russia really attempting again, they’ve already been grinding for four years, trying to go at it again with the European powers would be nutty even by Russia’s standard.
This is where NATO/EU+UK peacekeeping efforts come into play as a whole.
At least NATO – US.
All depends what the plan is, sending small numbers of troops for Ukrainian Army training deployed way behind the front in places like Odessa or Lviv not intended or equipped for combat is a pretty doable tasking.
Throw in some air defence units to protect critical infrastructure in Western Ukraine and its pretty commitment light, if you want to be more proactive then at least a reinforced combat brigade where the price and risk goes up quite a bit.
If you are talking of 50k then we are looking a massive peace time deployment with a big price tag and risk attached and the Government better find the cash pronto because we will need to recruit train and equip them.
Is no one picking up the actual number from Sir Richard in the article was 40,000? The 50,000 is detailed as troops that were sent to Kosovo, 30 years ago.
The peacekeepers wouldn’t really be there to hold the frontline, though. They’d be there to essentially guarantee that any future attack on Ukraine is an attack on NATO.