The UK has not announced plans to deploy troops to Ukraine, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy confirmed. She said the government is focused on working with allies and President Zelensky to meet Ukraine’s requests. Nandy said that the UK remains committed to supporting Ukraine in securing peace following the conflict. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00We haven't made any announcement on the deployment of UK troops but we obviously
00:04take very seriously our obligations to deal with the threat that Russia poses
00:10and to support the people of Ukraine. That's why the Prime Minister is in Poland,
00:14it's why we're seeking the widest and broadest possible alliances and why our Defence Secretary
00:20is working hard to make sure that after inheriting the smallest armed forces for hundreds of years
00:28that we're building back up our defence capability in order to play our full part.
00:32We work very closely with President Zelensky and when he makes requests of the UK we always
00:38consider them seriously. That's not something as far as I'm aware that he's requested so far but
00:44we work with our allies to make sure that Ukraine's requests are met. We're determined
00:49to stand with Ukraine so that they win not just the war but the peace as well.