The European Union will discuss the training of Ukrainian forces
European Union Ukraine will discuss the issue of starting a training program for its forces in neighboring countries
European Union Ukraine will discuss the issue of starting a training program for its forces in neighboring countries.
The information about this was given on August 22 by the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs of the Union, Josep Borrel.
He said at the press conference:
“Of course, this will be a very big mission. Each mission must be appropriate to the level of the conflict.”
to Ukraine USA and weapons, equipment and intelligence provided by the West Ukraine to the forces Russia gave the opportunity to slow down, if not stop, the army’s attacks.
Borrell said:
“It seems perfectly logical that a protracted war, and the perception that it will continue, requires more support than material supplies. We are discussing this issue with member countries and political the discussion will take place next week.”
Borrell said at a forum in Santander, Spain. Europe Union defense ministers will discuss this issue next week in Prague.
The head of the European foreign policy department did not go into details about how these exercises will be implemented in practice.
He only said that the ministers will approve the plan.
The exercises will be held outside Ukraine
Borrell also said that Ukrainian soldiers will be trained not in their homeland, but in neighboring countries.
He mentioned the names of Poland, the Czech Republic, and the United Kingdom and France, which are actually not neighbors of Ukraine:
“The weapons we give are quite modern. Very important training must be given to use them. But we do it of Ukraine We will not do it in our territory.”
Early last fall European Union stated that in Ukraine Military The issue of establishing a Consultative and Training Mission will be considered.
According to information provided by European sources, to Borrel with a request to provide training to the military of Ukraine the ministers of foreign affairs and defense applied.
Shortly before Russia’s intervention in February, European defense ministers had reached a preliminary agreement on training Ukrainians.
Since the beginning of the intervention in Ukraine European Union Ukraine to purchase weapons for 2.5 billion allocated a euro.