Estonia: EU members are in disagreement over the sending of military trainers to Ukraine

According to Isna, Estonia, which is a member of the European Union, announced that differences among the members of this union have increased over the deployment of military trainers in Ukraine, and while some of these countries agree with the deployment of these trainers in Ukraine, another group warns that such an action It may lead to further escalation of the war in Ukraine.

On the sidelines of the meeting of defense ministers of European Union members in Brussels on Friday, Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pekor said that there is still no consensus in the EU on sending military trainers to Ukraine.

He said that the European Union is looking to expand training programs for Ukrainian soldiers, but it has a conflict over sending military instructors directly to Ukraine.

“We still haven’t reached a consensus on this,” the Estonian Defense Minister told reporters. We have to reach a consensus on this issue, because as you know, this mission does not belong to one country.”

According to Estonia’s defense minister, EU countries are still speculating on the size of the training staff for the Ukrainian army, and are considering whether it will be “limited and specialized or more extensive.”

Pekor further suggested expanding the dimensions of the EU military aid mission for Ukraine and claimed that it is “relatively safe” for smaller groups to be trained on Ukrainian soil.

“Joseph Burrell”, the European Union’s foreign policy official, also told reporters in a similar assessment to Pekor’s words that the European Union is going to have more discussions about expanding its training mission to Ukrainian soldiers.

According to Burrell, the European Union has set a goal to complete the training of a total of 60,000 Ukrainian soldiers under a special mission created by the Union in 2022 by the end of summer.

“We are considering the creation of a coordination center in Ukraine, but there is no agreement on European instructors training Ukrainian soldiers on Ukrainian soil,” the EU foreign policy official said.

According to the “Rasha Today” website, Estonia, France and Sweden are among those members of the European Union that support the deployment of military trainers of this union in Ukraine, but several other countries of the union, including Austria, Germany and Hungary, are against such work. Budapest has repeatedly warned the EU members that such an action would mean crossing a red line and would further escalate the war.

Moscow has warned the West against intensifying military aid to Kiev. Earlier this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Western military personnel are currently operating in Ukraine “under the guise of mercenary forces” and “have been there for a long time.”

He said the deployment of Western forces in Ukraine could lead to “serious conflict in Europe and a global conflict.”

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