What on earth is Mr Cameron attempting to do by sending British troops to Ukraine? They will obviously be targeted by Putin’s Spetsnaz and the blame laid firmly at the feet of the Ukrainian forces.

Why has he taken such an arbitrary decision when surely it should be NATO which should be making such a decision and European forces being charged with carrying out their decision – not Britain going it alone.

Cameron has neither the armed forces strength nor the public’s and parlia-ment’s agreement for such action. This is not to defend Great Britain, which surely is the raison d’être for our armed services?

Barry Burton, Fareham.