Kyiv says France wants to send military trainers to Ukraine
- French military instructors to visit Ukrainian training centres soon, Ukraine commander says
- France’s defence ministry said the issue was being studied but did not confirm the deployment
According to information from Kyiv, France wants to send military trainers to Ukraine.
Ukraine’s military Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said on Monday that he welcomed “France’s initiative to send instructors to Ukraine to train Ukrainian army personnel”.
In a Facebook post, Syrskyi added that he had already signed documents “allowing the first French instructors to visit our training centres soon and familiarise themselves with their infrastructure and personnel”.
Ukraine’s Defence Ministry in a “clarification” issued later on X said Kyiv had been expressing interest in a project receiving foreign instructors since February.
“As of now, we are still in discussions with France and other countries on this issue,” it said.
France’s defence ministry said the issue was being studied but did not confirm the deployment.