The former head of the British General Staff urged Rishi Sunak to transfer the Warrior BMP to Ukraine
Richard Dannatt, who headed the country's General Staff from 2006-2009, noted that only now the West is beginning to heed Ukraine's pleas for offensive capabilities.
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Richard Dannatt, who headed the country's General Staff from 2006-2009, noted that only now the West is beginning to heed Ukraine's pleas for offensive capabilities.
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“The French are going to provide AMX-10 light tanks, the US is giving 50 Bradley IFVs, the Germans are transferring most of their fleet of Marder IFVs. And the British?” asks the general in his column for The Telegraph.
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According to him, the resources to provide Ukraine with such equipment from Britain are very limited: Challenger battle tanks are in dire need of updating, and Ajax medium tanks "do not work."
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However, London could help the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the supply of /3
Warrior infantry fighting vehicles. At one time, they were considered too expensive to modernize and will gradually be decommissioned.
“Until now, we have helped Ukraine not to lose the war with Putin. Now we must help her win,” the general urges the British government.
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“Until now, we have helped Ukraine not to lose the war with Putin. Now we must help her win,” the general urges the British government.
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