Thursday 20 April 2023

It's all a lot of hou-ha about western special forces in Ukraine

I doubt even the Russians believe there are western special forces in combat mode in Ukraine. But ever since the leaked Pentagon document that claimed the Brits had 50 of them in Ukraine, and other countries, including the US, also had elite forces helping the Ukrainian military, the word has been going around that Nato is playing much more of a hands-on role in Ukraine than has previously been let on. I seriously doubt it. I think it has all been hyped up, not helped by the leaked document which was probably doctored to cause embarrassment. The Pentagon was actually transparent about the involvement of US military personnel in Ukraine. An official said months ago that a small number of Marines had been sent to provide security and protection at the US embassy in Kyiv, and also to keep a check on the billions of dollars of US arms being delivered to Ukraine to make sure they ended up in the right hands. Seems eminently sensible. So I don't think there are dozens of US Navy SEALS fighting up in the frontlines alongside Ukrainian special forces. And the same with Britain's SAS if they are there too. Their role, if there is one, would be to provide super protection for the limited number of British diplomats in Kyiv. So it's all a lot of hou-ha about very little.

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