The Netherlands Joined Program of Training Ukrainian Servicemembers
The Netherlands has joined the British-led training program for the Ukrainian military.
"The Netherlands has joined the UK-led program of training servicemembers of the Ukrainian army. Dutch personnel will start their mission this August. The more well-trained fighters we have, the closer our victory.
Thanks to Kajsa Ollongren for friendship and support," the minister of defence of Ukraine, Oleksii Reznikov, wrote on Twitter.
The Netherlands has joined the UK-led program of training servicemembers of #UAarmy.
— Oleksii Reznikov (@oleksiireznikov) August 12, 2022
Dutch personnel will start their mission this August.
The more well-trained fighters we have, the closer our victory.
Thanks to @KajsaOllongren for friendship and support.
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UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Thursday, following the donor conference in Copenhagen results, that London was committed to ensuring the training of a larger number of Ukrainian military personnel than had previously planned.
As previously reported, during a visit to Kyiv in June, Prime Minister Boris Johnson offered to launch a major training operation for Ukrainian forces. Then the British Prime Minister clarified that the UK could provide training for up to 10,000 Ukrainian service members every 120 days.
Finland, Sweden, Canada, Denmark, and Norway also announced their participation in such a program.
In July, Boris Johnson, who temporarily remains the prime minister, met with Ukrainian troops trained by the British Armed Forces and took part in the exercises himself.