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The EU is approaching soldier training in Ukraine

by AI | 30.Aug 2024 | Europe in brief AI

“An office in Kiev will strengthen the EU’s training of Ukrainian soldiers. But the step to having EU instructors on site in the country is still a long way off.”

Swedish Defence Minister Pål Jonson. Photo: Christine Olsson/TT

Brussels – The future of the EU’s Ukrainian training mission, EU Mam, is one of the topics when the member countries’ defense ministers meet again after the summer.

“This is the most successful training mission that the EU has undertaken so far. Training 60,000 soldiers is remarkable,” notes Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell.

The Ukrainian soldiers are primarily trained in Poland but also in other EU countries. From the Ukrainian side, there are also requests for training inside Ukraine – which is significantly more controversial.

For the time being, the EU is content with setting up a smaller coordination center in Kiev to achieve better coordination.

Sweden’s Defense Minister Pål Jonson is among those who do not want to exclude European instructors on the ground – but emphasizes that unity is important.

“We believe that such a decision naturally must be made with a large degree of consent within the EU,” says Jonson.

(August 30)