Transport secretary tells servicemen ‘you cannot just get up and go’ and Britons risked worsening ‘dangerous situation’Russia-Ukraine war – latest updatesA Cabinet minister has told British troops and ex-servicemen it is illegal to try to join the fight in Ukraine, after it emerged that a serving Coldstream Guard and an ex-marine son of a Tory MP are believed to be among those who have joined the war.The transport secretary, Grant Shapps, told troops “you cannot just get up and go” and that Britons travelling to Ukraine to fight risked worsening a “dangerous situation”. Continue reading…
Transport secretary tells servicemen ‘you cannot just get up and go’ and Britons risked worsening ‘dangerous situation’
A Cabinet minister has told British troops and ex-servicemen it is illegal to try to join the fight in Ukraine, after it emerged that a serving Coldstream Guard and an ex-marine son of a Tory MP are believed to be among those who have joined the war.
The transport secretary, Grant Shapps, told troops “you cannot just get up and go” and that Britons travelling to Ukraine to fight risked worsening a “dangerous situation”.