Posted on 02/26/2015 12:56:44 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
NATO member Poland has announced plans to send Polish military personnel to Ukraine to help train the Ukrainian military in their fight against Russian-backed troops in the east.
“The Ministry of Defence intends to send Polish instructors to support the training of Ukrainian non-commissioned officers,” said defense ministry advisor Bogusław Pacek.
The Polish instructors will meet their counterparts in Lviv and Kiev. The Ukrainians will then use the new knowledge gathered from training exercises to train the army and non-commissioned officers. Defense Minister Tomasz Siemoniak claimed 33 Ukrainian military officers are currently in Poland for training. He also did not rule out sending weapons to Ukraine, but added, “now is the wrong moment for that because more weapons could lead to an escalation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine.”
On February 16, Poland revealed a plan to invest over $42 billion on military equipment and training to strengthen their forces. The country, which was ripped apart by the Nazis and Soviet Union, no longer believes “peace in Europe is a given.” Warsaw admits the war in Ukraine is the reason why the country needs to boost their defenses.
“The key to a political and military solution lies in Moscow,” stated President Bronislaw Komorowski. “The possibility of a lasting peace still isn’t close.”
The United Kingdom shocked Europe this week when Prime Minister David Cameron declared that British troops will arrive in Ukraine to train the army.
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Europe is once again coming under threat from Russia.
I was hoping that we would get more than the few years of a breather that we did get.
Do Broni!
God Bless them. I’ve bumped into them all over the recent battle grounds.
Leave Putin alone. Waaaaa.
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