The EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, has expressed hope that a bloc-wide training mission for Ukrainian troops will be approved at a ministerial meeting on Tuesday. Some member states, meanwhile, have voiced skepticism about such a move.
EU countries have been sending weapons to Ukraine since Russia launched its military operation in the neighboring country in February.
“The situation on the ground continues to be very bad. Ukraine needs our support, and we will continue providing support,” Borrell said, as quoted by Reuters, after arriving in Prague.
EU foreign and defense ministers are meeting in the Czech capital to discuss further military and financial aid to Kiev. Last week, Borrell proposed establishing a separate training program for Ukrainian troops, similar to the bloc’s existing military training mission in countries such as Chad and Niger.