British Chief of Staff: sending tanks to Kiev will weaken UK army
The supply of Challenger 2 tanks to Kiev will temporarily weaken the British army – as stated by the Chief of the General Staff of the British Armed Forces Patrick Sanders, RIA Novosti reports with reference to The Times
It has recently become known that London intends to transfer 14 Challenger 2 tanks to Kiev in the coming weeks. The exact date of the start of deliveries was not specified.
The British commander shared his opinion that sending equipment to Ukraine would weaken the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom and the British army would struggle to meet its NATO obligations. According to Sanders, there is already concern in the British army about the possible consequences in connection with the decision to supply tanks to Kiev.
