It was already clear to anyone with a brain, but His Majesty’s Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) put it in writing on December 5, 2025: British strategic interests require that Ukraine keep fighting Russia, no matter the cost to Ukraine and its people. For two unconscionable reasons: to buy time for the UK itself to rearm for its intended war against Russia, and as a lever for the UK to regain its imperial position as the top dog in Europe.
Major Laurence Thomson, Chief of the General Staff’s Visiting Fellow at RUSI, was the author of the piece, titled “Britain’s Economic and Military Dividend from Supporting Ukraine.” His coldblooded imperial arguments speak for themselves.
Ukraine, he asserts, is “degrading Russian military capacity, buying time for the reconstitution of Britain’s defense industrial capabilities and positioning Britain as an indispensable security partner at a moment of considerable international uncertainty regarding the US commitment to European defense. Every pound invested in Ukraine today benefits Britain and potentially saves substantially larger expenditures later…
“Ukraine functions as a proving ground for British equipment and doctrine under conditions impossible to replicate through exercises. Britain has trained over 60,000 Ukrainian personnel under Operation INTERFLEX, providing British instructors invaluable exposure to lessons from modern warfare’s operational realities. These lessons directly inform Britain’s own force development…
