British military officials opposed a swift resolution of the conflict in Ukraine, – The Times

Senior British military officials oppose U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for a quick resolution of the Russia-Ukraine сonflict.

This was reported by The Times, citing representatives of the British armed forces.

A high-ranking official from the British military expressed concerns to The Times that halting hostilities would allow the Kremlin to collude with a “new axis of aggressors” and rebuild its armed forces.

The “axis of aggressors” is currently perceived by the military as nations cooperating with Russia—China, Iran, and North Korea. According to British officers, these countries have formed a loose alliance.

Mike Elviss, a British Army officer and commander of ground forces, believes that a ceasefire could lead to a race to rebuild armored forces, as he thinks countries are preparing for the next war. He shared his thoughts at an international conference on armored vehicles in Farnborough.

Trump plans to end the military conflict between Ukraine and Russia within 100 days of his inauguration. However, his allies are concerned that Kyiv is currently not in a strong enough position to start negotiations. Under the present circumstances, talks would favor Russia and result in Ukraine losing a significant portion of its territory, The Timesreports.

On January 22, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov announced that no meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump had yet been arranged, though Russia was preparing for one. On January 21, Trump stated that he was open to meeting Putin at any convenient time and did not rule out imposing new sanctions on Russia if Putin refused to negotiate a resolution to the conflict in Ukraine.