2024-07-11 14:03 update: 2024-07-13, 07:35
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Poland hopes, that the new Joint Force Training Centre in Bydgoszcz will prepare half a million Ukrainians living abroad to fight Russia, Jacek Siewiera, the head of the national security bureau, said on Wednesday in an interview for the Associated Press.
Siewiera spoke to the agency while attending the NATO summit in Washington.
The new training centre in Bydgoszcz also reflects the long-term commitment of the NATO alliance to support Ukraine. Especially prior to the US elections, with the possible return of Donald Trump to the White House leaving a question mark hanging over continued US aid to Ukraine.
The training centre will be a place where Ukrainians will be able to share their experience gained during the war with NATO countries, including information relating to the use of civil drones on the battlefield, Siewiera said. For the armed forces of the Alliance countries, "these are key details," he added.
Siewiera also said that the training of soldiers outside of the country is important because Ukrainian forces have war fatigue and difficulty defending themselves while training new conscripts.
He also spoke in favour of Ukraine attacking targets inside Russia with NATO weapons and added that "It is up to Ukrainians as to how they decide to use their weapons". (PAP)
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