The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said that the EU will increase the contingent of trained soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to more than 30,000 people. He announced this at a press conference. Reuters.
“We will continue to train and supply the Ukrainian army after the war,” he said.
formerly Borrell declarationHe said that EU countries have completed the training of 24,000 Ukrainian soldiers and will continue to train even more soldiers. He announced this at the NATO Defense Ministers meeting.
He also said that the EU has trained 15,000 soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU), noting that the European community intends to expand military aid to this country. He made the relevant statement at the press conference he held after the EU Council meeting in Brussels.
According to the diplomat, Ukraine’s “defensive success” depends on both the people and the supply of weapons and ammunition.
He also said that the EU has completed the training of 15,000 fighters of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and that another 15,000 will be trained by the end of this year.