French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu announced that Paris plans to train up to 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers.
“The president of the Republic Emmanuel Macron has approved a training plan that will allow up to 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers to be admitted to France,” he said.
The head of the French defense department added that the training will be held on three levels. “First the general training of the combatant. Then, on specific needs reported by the Ukrainians, such as logistics. And a third level of training on the provided equipment“ Minister explained. Arriving for the exercise will constantly rotate, Paris believes that the conflict in Ukraine will be protracted.
Recall that earlier the Welt am Sonntag reported that the European countries plan to train in the EU about 15 thousand soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as part of a training mission .
🇪🇺 In addition, the EU foreign ministers today approved the creation of a mission to train Ukrainian military in the EU, as well as a new tranche of military assistance to Kiev for €500 million.