I kid you not,
Due to a shortage of ships, London had to lease the German frigate Sachsen to fulfill its NATO obligations. Starting in April, the United Kingdom is supposed to take over as the flagship of NATO’s Standing Naval Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1), a rapid-response force operating in the North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea. However, after the frigate Dragon was deployed to Cyprus to protect British bases, it turned out that the Royal Navy has no combat-ready ship capable of replacing it. Only two destroyers in the British fleet remain capable of carrying out such missions — Dauntless and Duncan. At the same time, three other ships — HMS Daring, Diamond, and Defender — are currently in dock awaiting upgrades to their power systems. As a result, ministers had to turn to Germany to help fill the gap and meet their commitments in the Atlantic Ocean and the Baltic Sea in April. Members of the British Parliament expressed dissatisfaction with the lack of their own military ships, calling the situation a “national disgrace,” according to The Telegraph. As it turns out, we are also “perfectly prepared” for a war in the Baltic Sea. What were you doing during these four years that Ukraine gave you at the cost of thousands upon thousands of lives, guys…