The Ministry of Defence gave Ukrainian soldiers free cigarettes when training in the UK despite Rishi Sunak's plan to ban smoking.
The Ministry of Defence gave Ukrainian soldiers free cigarettes despite Rishi Sunak 's plan to ban smoking in the UK, it has emerged.
There were also claims that the lack of cigarettes were impacting their concentration on training and morale. This arrangement has only just been revealed but was made in 2022 after the first Ukrainian troops arrived in the UK for training as part of the MoDs Operation Interflex. The House of Commons overwhelmingly approved the second reading of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which aims to phase in a ban on the sale of tobacco products.
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