We’ve always supported Ukraine’s application to Nato over the last 15 years, not every country has wanted them to join. Nato allies have also beefed up their bases in Eastern Europe.ĭefence Secretary Ben Wallace told BBC Breakfast last week: “I said very clearly about a month ago that we are not going to be sending British troops to fight directly with Russian troops. This is our collective security guarantee.”ĭespite refusing to fight directly, the UK has sent anti-tank weapons to Ukraine, and has pledged to send further military aid in the form of “lethal defence weapons” and “non-lethal aid” to the country, and has also helped train Ukrainian troops. “An attack on one will be regarded as an attack on all. “There must be no room for miscalculation or misunderstanding. “Nato’s core task is to protect and defend all allies,” Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said last week.
While Russia’s forces are strong they would be dwarfed by Nato’s collective power, making touching a Nato member incredibly risky. That means if Russia were to invade, say Poland, Lithuania, Latvia or Estonia, it would automatically be at war with the US, UK and all 30 Nato members.
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