More than 40,000 Ukrainians have had military training in the UK since Russia’s full-scale invasion of their country, but that’s hit training for our own soldiers, with bids eight times more likely to be rejected.
Former Royal Navy Commodore Steve Prest explains why the UK thinks it’s a price worth paying, for now.
The UK led Joint Expeditionary Force is now a decade old. Professor Michael Clarke explains how this “alliance within an alliance” didn’t seem to matter much when it was created, but has become very important to Nato.
And SAS historian Ben Macintyre reveals new details of the 1980 Iranian embassy siege, including how the special forces knew about the terrorist attack before ministers.
Kate Gerbeau presents, with expert analysis from Professor Michael Clarke.
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00:00 – On Sitrep
01:17 – How helping Ukraine hits British training
11:55 – Exercise Saber Junction
19:37 – Joint Expeditionary Force explained
30:22 – The siege that made the modern SAS
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