Composed of conscripts: Poland plans to train a Ukrainian unit

The Polish Foreign Ministry commented on the Ukrainian military exercises/Collage 24 Channel

Poland has considered a request regarding the training of the Ukrainian military. The country will probably train a unit of Ukrainian conscripts in Poland.

The country's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski spoke about the training of the Ukrainian military in Poland.

Military training

The Foreign Minister was asked if Poland could send military instructors to Ukraine to train the Ukrainian military.

We came to the conclusion that it would be safer and more effective to train a unit of Ukrainians in Poland, who are subject to conscription into the Ukrainian army. We came to the conclusion that this would be a more effective way to help Ukraine,” Sikorsky said.

Earlier, the Minister of Foreign Affairs also reported that Poland has already provided Ukraine with 44 packages of military assistance and is now preparing a 45th package. He noted that the last few packages were worth 100 million euros each.

Use of Polish weapons

Sikorsky was also asked about the possibility of Ukraine using weapons supplied from Poland to attack targets in Russia.

As for the use of weapons that we supply to Ukraine, I am not aware of any restrictions on the use of Polish weapons,” he answered.

Among the countries that previously allowed the use of their There are weapons for targets in Russia: Great Britain, Sweden, France, Canada, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

French instructors in Ukraine

• Earlier, Umerov and Syrsky held a video meeting with the French Minister of the Armed Forces Sebastian Lecornu. Based on its results, the Commander-in-Chief wrote: I welcome the initiative of France to send instructors to us to train Ukrainian military personnel.

• However, subsequently France stated that this issue is still being studied. Interestingly, earlier polls among the French indicate that they are not against the deployment of troops on the territory of Ukraine.

• V The Ministry of Defense explained that as of now, discussions are still ongoing with France and other countries on this issue. The Ministry of Defense, together with the General Staff, began internal work on the relevant documents on this issue, so as not to waste time on coordinating bureaucratic issues when the corresponding decision is made.