Western officials say possible Anglo-French force would also not rely on US systems or technology such as Starlink
British troops and their European allies would be allowed to fire back if attacked by Russians when potentially stationed as peacekeepers in Ukraine after a ceasefire, western officials said.
The Anglo-French led stabilisation force would also not rely on US systems or technology, such as Elon Musk’s Starlink, and is expected to be almost exclusively European if deployed.
“Clearly we will protect our forces against any aggression,” an official familiar with the plans said, though they emphasised that western troops in Ukraine would engage in a manner that was “defensive in nature”.
Details emerged as the UK and France set out Exercise Koalicja, which will take place later this month in Poland. It is an 11-country rehearsal of how European militaries could deploy rapidly to Ukraine if the war comes to an end.
I don’t know how to describe this imperialist condescension as anything less than racist? They don’t know what to do with it? Are you serious?
Who is the imperialist in this? I’m from Ireland buddy. Russia is currently the one partaking in imperial land and resource theft in Ukraine. I don’t think you understand the meaning of the words you use.
The quote was from the Simpsons, the monorail episode to be precise. I was referencing the fact that for all of Russia’s resource wealth they are useless at turning this into finished products the world wants to buy, moving up the value chain and creating more wealth for the Russian people. Instead your leaders, much like in third world nations, extract resources and sell them. I can’t believe I had to spell that out for you, you’re welcome.
Defending democracy on your border from an actual empire on the other side of the world is hardly “imperialist”. Russian imperialists are the fascist opposition to Putin, people like Navalny. Rest In Piss.
As it was laid out for you in a graph a child could understand, Russia has far more natural resources than anyone, especially per capita. It’s the developing nations fault they’re not consuming all the world’s resources??? WTF? "All pipelines lead to Rome "
Every accusation is confession.
Defending democracy by attacking your peaceful neighbour and stealing their land and resources? I’m sure it makes sense in your head but the rest of us are laughing at you. Putin’s rule over Russia ticks all of the boxes on the fascist checklist yet somehow the weak controlled Russian opposition are the imperialists?
Nobody misunderstood the simple graph, don’t know who you are arguing with here, your fighting shadows dude.
Those resources in your graph are still underground. Russia used to be a superpower with capable industry and manufacturing, they were the nation that built all of the weapons Putin has wasted in his stupid war in Ukraine. Under Putin Russia builds nothing, adds no value to the simple resources it pulls from the ground and sells. Putin and his buddy’s get rich and the Russian people get shafted.