Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference.Image: keystone
The first military maneuvers by the “Coalition of the Willing” to support Ukraine are scheduled to take place in Poland this fall. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced this in Paris after the group of states met in the French capital the day before.
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Tusk named troops from France and Great Britain as international participants. The Polish armed forces are participants and hosts.
The maneuvers were intended to prepare the coalition for “concrete security guarantees for Ukraine, but also for the region,” said Tusk, according to the PAP news agency. French President Emmanuel Macron spoke of joint exercises for the first time on Monday.
The so-called Coalition of the Willing is planning a multinational force led by Europe and supported by the USA. It is intended to help ensure the security of Ukraine after the end of the Russian war of aggression. But efforts to end the war have been stalled for months. (sda/dpa)