British Troops ‘Very Unlikely’ to Fight in Ukraine: Foreign Secretary

British Troops ‘Very Unlikely’ to Fight in Ukraine: Foreign Secretary
Britain's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss arrives for a Cabinet meeting at Number 10 Downing Street in London, on Jan. 25, 2022. Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images
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Britain’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has said it is “very unlikely” for British troops to get involved in fighting in Ukraine, though she said the UK government believes a Russian invasion is “highly likely.”

Asked on the BBC’s “Sunday Morning” programme if she could rule out a scenario with British soldiers “on the ground” in Ukraine during a possible conflict with Russia, Truss said, “That’s very unlikely,” adding that Defence Secretary Ben Wallace “has been clear about that.”