The center in Wiesbaden was supposed to be operational in October, but it is still understaffed.
The creation of a new mission called NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU), aimed at protecting the military aid mechanism from any interference from Trump, is significantly behind schedule graphics.
Bloomberg reports this, citing its own sources.
According to the journalists' sources, the NSATU center with a staff of 700 employees was planned to be opened in Wiesbaden, Germany, back in October.
“But the center is still in the staffing stage and has a staff of several hundred people. Many positions are vacant, since NATO member countries are in no hurry to send the promised personnel,” the article says.
The creation of the Command Center in Wiesbaden was one of the key commitments made at the July summit of the alliance. With their decision, NATO members agreed to take a greater role in coordinating military assistance and training for Ukraine. Such a step should make the allocation of aid more predictable and make this mechanism independent of changes in the political situation in the United States after the election of Donald Trump as president.
Recall that, according to Pistorius, the NATO mission in Wiesbaden will take over the coordination of Western military aid to Ukraine in January 2025. He also said that Europe will increase military support for Ukraine in connection with the upcoming return of Donald Trump to the White House.
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