European countries are unlikely to be able to send even 25,000 troops to Ukraine as part of a planned mission aimed at preventing a confrontation with Russia, the Times reported citing sources, APA reports.
According to the publication, the Chief of the Defence Staff of the United Kingdom’s Armed Forces, Admiral Tony Radakin, adressing European military leaders, stated that after a possible peace agreement with Russia, it would be necessary to send 64,000 troops to Ukraine. At the beginning of April, Radakin had announced that London was ready to send 10,000 troops for this purpose, and that France had also agreed to allocate the same number of soldiers.
However, according to sources, EU defence ministers, during the “coalition of the willing” meeting held on April 10, expressed concern about the UK's plans.
They said that gathering 64,000 troops would not be possible and voiced the opinion that “even assembling 25,000 personnel would be a major achievement for such joint efforts.”
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