Quotes
We would never send British troops out on the ground without giving them air cover,
What's happening here is turning political intention into reality, the concept into plans
That's why we need a forward leaning European element, which is what I've been working on intensely, obviously, with the French, that bring these allied countries together, and beyond.
The political momentum that we've built up... is being translated here into military planning and operational planning, and broadly broken out into different areas,
It is vitally important we do that work because we know one thing for certain, which is a deal without anything behind it is something that Putin will breach."
We hope there will be a deal but what I do know is if there is a deal, the time for planning is now. It’s not after a deal is reached.”