‘"Perfidious
Albion" is a pejorative phrase used within the context
of international
relations diplomacy
to refer to acts of diplomatic slights, duplicity, treachery and
hence infidelity (with respect to perceived promises made to or
alliances formed with other nation states) by monarchs or governments
of the United
Kingdom (or Great
Britain prior
to 1801, or England prior
to 1707) in their pursuit of self-interest and the expansion of
the British
Empire. Perfidious means
not keeping one's faith or word (from
the Latin word perfidia); Albion is
an ancient and now poetic name for Great
Britain.’
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfidious_Albion
A
leopard cannot change its spots. The British capitalist class, or a
section of it, appear determined, along with a number of other
states, to use Ukraine to bring down the existing Russian regime.
Might all those natural resources in Russia have something to do with
it? Its been estimated that the natural resources could be worth
between seventy five and ninety trillion dollars.
The
regime change we want to see is the introduction of socialism across
the globe.
‘Britain’s
military leadership has played a far more extensive and covert role
in the Ukraine conflict than previously known, not only designing
battle plans and supplying intelligence, but also authorizing secret
troop deployments inside the country to provide weapons training and
technical support, according to a report by The Times.
While
London’s political and military backing for Kiev has been public
since the 2014 Western-backed coup, the extent of its involvement
after the escalation in February 2022 “remained
largely hidden… until now,”
the British newspaper wrote citing unnamed Ukrainian and British
military officers.
The
Times claimed that British troops were sent into Ukraine in
small numbers on several occasions throughout 2022 and 2023,
operating discreetly to avoid provoking Russia. In particular, UK
forces were deployed to fit Ukrainian aircraft with Storm Shadow
long-range cruise missiles and train pilots and ground crews in their
use.
“UK
troops were secretly sent to fit Ukraine’s aircraft with the
missiles and teach troops how to use them,”
the publication wrote, noting that it “would
not be the first time British troops had been deployed on the
ground.”
The
UK had been delivering thousands of NLAW anti-tank missiles to Kiev
and sending instructors to train Ukrainian soldiers in their use
since 2015. While British troops were pulled out of Ukraine
shortly before the escalation in February 2022, the deteriorating
battlefield situation and the urgent need for technical expertise saw
small teams of UK personnel redeployed quietly alongside fresh
supplies of missiles, the newspaper reported.
London
also reportedly played a key role in helping Ukraine prepare its
much-touted 2023 “counteroffensive”
against Russia – and in mediating between Kiev and Washington when
the operation failed to meet US expectations.
The
newspaper claimed that “behind
the scenes,”
the Ukrainians referred to Britain’s military chiefs as the
“brains”
of what they called an “anti-Putin”
coalition. Former UK Defence
Secretary Ben Wallace was even reportedly nicknamed “the
man who saved Kiev”
by military officials.
“The
Americans went to Ukraine only on rare occasions because of concerns
that they would be seen to be too involved in the war, unlike
Britain’s military chiefs, who were given the freedom to go
whenever necessary,”
The
Times
wrote. “Sometimes
their visits were so sensitive they went in civilian clothing.”
Moscow
perceives the Ukraine conflict as a Western-led proxy war against
Russia, in which Ukrainians serve as “cannon
fodder.”
It considers foreigners fighting for Kiev as “mercenaries”
acting on behalf of Western governments.
Senior
Moscow officials have suggested that the more complex weapon systems
provided to Kiev are highly likely operated by NATO staff.
The
presence of current and former NATO troops has also been tacitly
admitted, but never openly confirmed, by Western officials. For
example, last year, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz revealed the
involvement of British and French forces in preparing Ukrainian
missile launches, as he explained why Berlin would not supply similar
weapons to Kiev.
Earlier
this month, a New York Times investigation found that the
administration of former US President Joe Biden provided Ukraine with
support that went far beyond arms shipments – extending to daily
battlefield coordination, intelligence sharing, and joint strategy
planning, which were described as indispensable to Kiev’s fight
against Russia.’
