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Is Britain already at war with Russia?
Britain gave £2.3 billion to Ukraine’s war effort in 2022, along with vehicles, equipment and training of soldiers on British soil — but direct involvement in the war long predates the Russian invasion, explains KENNY COYLE
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THE mainstream media in Britain has asked few questions about British military involvement in the current conflict in Ukraine and fewer still about Britain’s role, along with its US mentor and Nato allies, in the calculated escalation of tension that preceded Russia’s invasion in February 2022.
In September, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace visited Kiev to meet his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksii Reznikov. The meeting’s key points were reported by the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) own website on September 30:
• Britain is one of the leading donors of military aid to Ukraine, committing £2.3 billion in 2022 — second only to the US — and then-PM Liz Truss announced that this amount would be matched or exceeded in 2023.
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