UK Defence Secretary John Healey Suggests Ukraine Training

• UK Defence Secretary John Healey suggests sending troops to Ukraine to train Ukrainians.

• The UK has only a team of medical personnel in Ukraine and has been training Ukrainian troops within Britain since 2022.

• The suggestion comes as European countries seek to strengthen Kyiv’s hand before negotiations to end the war with Russia.

• Healey emphasized the need to make the training of troops “a better fit” for Ukraine’s needs.

• Western countries have aided Ukraine in terms of financing, weaponry, and intelligence but avoided sending troops to avoid becoming direct parties to the conflict with Russia.

• UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President-elect Donald Trump have discussed the need for allies to stand together to support Ukraine.

• NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte reiterated this message during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.