I welcome France's initiative to send trainers to Ukraine to train Ukrainian soldiers
Cirsky announced this on his Telegram page after the conversation with French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu via video call.
I have already signed documents that will allow French training officials to visit our training centers soon and become familiar with their infrastructure and staff
he added.
Although the Commander-in-Chief did not go into detail, he believes that France's determination will encourage other partners to join this “ambitious project.”
Oleksiy Honcharenko A Ukrainian opposition member of Parliament also confirmed this information.
France agreed to send trainers to Ukraine to train the Ukrainian army
– the politician wrote on his Telegram page.
Emmanuel Macron In February, during a conference in Paris, the French president proposed sending Western forces to Ukraine to train local armed forces.
French Ministry of Defense A Reuters He confirmed in a statement he sent to a news agency:
As we have mentioned several times, training on Ukrainian territory is one of the projects discussed since the Ukraine Support Conference called by the President of the Republic on February 26.
As with all projects discussed at the time, work is continuing with the Ukrainians in this area, especially to understand their precise needs.
– Added French Ministry of Defence.
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