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Ukraine and Britain agreed to joint action to reform the armed forces and the navy. The first British troops will arrive in Ukraine in January.
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Bilateral talks
Read more: Russia expands its troops in the sea of Azov – Poltorak [19659003] Bilateral Talks Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak and Britain's Secretary of Defense Gavin Williamson made their last visit to Odessa on 21 December.
Yes, the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine said that this issue had been addressed. The acceleration of the implementation of a number of measures and concrete decisions taken a month ago during Williamson's visit to London
According to Poltorak, this situation is explained by the sharp deterioration in the security situation and the aggression of Russia against the naval forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kerch Strait, as well as the situation on the border between Ukraine and Russia
The decisions we made are related to the beginning of marine training. In January, a group of British naval soldiers will arrive in Ukraine to organize exchanges, plan joint exercises and define the necessary logistical assistance to the Ukrainian armed forces, directly to the navy,
he stressed.
Poltorak noted that during the discussions, there was also talk of the possibility of accelerating cooperation in all areas. Thus, the beginning of the expansion of the training format in the training program "Orbital", then the extension of technical-military cooperation.
The head of the Ministry of Defense also announced the establishment of an "Office of the Friends of Ukraine" to coordinate joint actions assistance to the reform of the Armed Forces, Navy, as well as to the expansion of the Ukrainian military fleet.
Recall that the ship HMS Echo H87 of the British Royal Navy entered the Black Sea on December 17th. Already on December 19, the ship was moored in Odessa – it will stay there for several days.
What was Russia's aggression in the Kerch Strait? On November 25, a Russian border ship in the Kerch Strait struck the Ukrainian army's pulling raid. It is known that two small armored Ukrainian artillery boats and raids were conducted in accordance with international standards, from the port of Odessa to the port of Mariupol.
However, Russia has stated that Ukrainian warships have illegally entered the country. temporarily closed water zone of the territorial sea of the Russian Federation and continued movement towards the Kerch Strait
A group of Ukrainian ships continued their journey to Mariupol. However, during the withdrawal from the Kerch Strait, Russian border ships opened fire on Ukrainian ships, injuring six Ukrainian soldiers. Russia also seized 2 Ukrainian ships and 24 Ukrainian sailors, who were then arrested in occupied Crimea and taken to Moscow (SIZO).
Ukraine then introduced a military state in the 10 regions until December 26th. In addition, on November 30, Ukraine banned the entry into its territory of Russian citizens aged 16 to 60 years.
Russia is no longer the first month of blocking foreign vessels calling Ukrainians in the sea of Azov. ports As a result, the Ukrainian economy suffers considerable losses.
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