US EditionUkraine Updates: EU Supports Military Training in Ukraine
EU ministers support expanding military training inside Ukraine after a ceasefire to strengthen security guarantees and deter future Russian aggression, with over 80,000 soldiers trained so far.
- On Aug. 29, EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas said European Union defence ministers nominally agreed to deploy military instructors to Ukraine and discussed the EU's role in security guarantees during their meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- After an Aug. 28 strike damaged an EU mission building in Kyiv, Russia stepped up air strikes deep into Ukraine, prompting calls for security guarantees President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said will be 'set out on paper next week.'
- She noted the European Union has trained over 80,000 soldiers and said, `We are the largest provider of training to Ukraine's military. We have trained over 80,000 soldiers so far, and we must be ready to do more,' emphasizing responsibility.
- Political hurdles remain because any EU mission mandate change requires unanimity among the EU's member states, Hungary often blocks support, but Kallas said extending the mission signals the United States, with the Financial Times reporting U.S. backing for postwar aid.
- Several proposals remain on the table, such as a French- and U.K.-led multinational 'reassurance force' and a 40-kilometre buffer zone, while Moscow opposes European boots on the ground and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni cites a NATO-style guarantee.
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There is "a broad support" of many EU states for training Ukrainian military personnel, including in Ukraine, after the end of the war with Russia, EU Diplomatic Head Kaja said on Friday...
EU member states ready to deploy military instructors to Ukraine after potential truce, Kallas says
Kallas met with the ministers in Copenhagen on Aug. 29 to discuss several issues, including security guarantees for Ukraine. "I welcome that there is broad support today to expand our EU military mission mandate to provide training and advice inside Ukraine after any truce," Kallas said.
There is broad support among European Union member states for the possibility of training Ukrainian soldiers in their homeland as part of an EU mission after the cessation of hostilities between Kiev and Moscow, said EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas after today's meeting of member states' defense ministers in Copenhagen.
'Broad support' in EU for military training in Ukraine after truce, Kallas says
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -European Union defence ministers expressed "broad support" for expanding the bloc's military training mission to operate inside Ukraine as part of security guarantees in the event of a ceasefire, EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas said on Friday.
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