The Government of the United Kingdom has revealed that it would deploy its Sky Sabre air defence system to Poland to support ongoing operations in Ukraine.
Britain said it would also deploy along with it, 100 troops to operate it.
The UK Ministry of Defence said this after the Polish government had requested the anti-air warfare system.
The UK defence ministry disclosed this on Twitter.
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‘Sky Sabre has unprecedented speed, accuracy, performance and target acquisition, which will significantly enhance Poland’s air defences,’ it said on Twitter.
According to British Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, the deployment will help Poland ‘stand tall against Russian threats’ as it carries ‘much of the burden of this war.’
He said the deployment will help the Polish government protect its airspace from ‘any further aggression from Russia,’ he added.
Due to its involvement and support for Ukraine, there are growing fears that Russia may also attack Poland in a matter of time.
Africa Daily News, New York had last week reported that NATO nations have agreed that they will not establish a no-fly zone in Ukraine maintaining that the decision was to avoid a direct militarily confrontation with Russia.
This decision was coming despite the repeated appeal by President Volodymyr Zelensky for one.
There will be ‘no deployment of air or ground capabilities in Ukraine and that is the united position of our allies,’ said NATO Chief, Jens Stoltenberg, according to CNN.
The Secretary-General said that the alliance was adamant not to escalate the war with Russia.
US President, Joe Biden is set to travel to Europe next week to participate in a NATO summit on March 24 and will also join a European Council meeting, White House Press Secretary, Jen Psaki said on Tuesday.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
