French President Emmanuel Macron wants to establish a European coalition of military instructors in Ukraine, informs Le Monde.
Le Monde noted that nothing has been finally decided yet, but it could be a matter of weeks, if not days, before French and European instructors are sent to Ukraine.
However, the French government aims to create a coalition of willing countries to train Ukrainian military personnel. According to Le Monde sources, consultations on this matter are expected to accelerate in the coming days so that an announcement can be made during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to France on June 6th and 7th for the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
During this visit, Macron could outline the contours of such an initiative, just over three months after he stated on February 26th that he did not rule out sending Western military reinforcement to Ukraine.
It is worth noting that Russia has not been invited to the events commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings this year.
Macron wanted to send his troops to Ukraine
This year, Macron began publicly discussing the possibility of sending troops to Ukraine, but he did not provide any specifics.
However, a number of NATO countries opposed this idea, including Germany, Czechia, Bulgaria, Poland, Spain, and Italy.