Over two years of war, France has trained nearly 10,000 Ukrainian military personnel since the onset of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with 8,800 servicemen trained in 2023 alone. The French Ministry of Armed Forces announced plans to expand this training program for Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers in 2024. French Defense Minister Lecornu, in an interview with BFMTV, clarified that France's military involvement in Ukraine would not extend to sending ground troops but would focus on demining and training activities.
Long-range missiles will not be decisive for the war in #Ukraine, #Germany does not intend to cross that line - German defense minister "No one wants to engage ground troops in Ukraine. Of course, this is being discussed. A decisive line is being crossed here, which we will not… https://t.co/gJ4QwYX0sA
🇫🇷 France plans to expand training programme for Ukrainian military https://t.co/28lKWP6yub
⚡️"At the moment, there is no talk of sending ground troops to fight in Ukraine," said French Defense Minister #Lecornu told BFMTV. "Only potential plans for military presence have been outlined: for demining and training Ukrainian soldiers," he stressed. 📷: AFP https://t.co/u5baZUqPpU
Since the beginning of #Russia's full-scale invasion of #Ukraine, #France has trained nearly 10,000 Ukrainian military personnel, including 8,800 servicemen in 2023, according to the French Ministry of Armed Forces. 📷: Ministères des Armées https://t.co/uXYh3VAAFU
⚡️#France has trained 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers over the course of two years of war. In 2024, the training program for Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers will be expanded, as reported by the Ministry of Armed Forces of France. 📷: Ministry of the Armed Forces of France https://t.co/MsHDnxCmYv