Europe has difficulty providing the Ukrainian mission as much as 25,000 soldiers / day
Admiral Tony Radakin, Chief of the British Defense Staff, has called on colleagues to contribute to a 64,000 soldier’s big mission, the newspaper said.
True, in future meetings, European Defense ministers have announced that there is no chance of collecting such a large contingent and that even 25,000 soldiers will need a big effort.
These concerns were expressed at the « Goodwill Coalition » meeting on April 10 and later in a smaller group talks in Brussels, the Times reports.
Britain is ready to provide up to 10,000 soldiers. France is also ready to send between 5,000 and 10,000 soldiers.
However, sources pointed out that Estonia and Finland have expressed fears that the deployment of soldiers abroad could weaken the border protection at home, while Poland, Spain and Italy have announced that its soldiers would not be sent.
Another source added that Finland and Germany are generally opposed to the deployment of land forces, although Germany had not completely excluded it.
The possibility of sending foreign troops to Ukraine has been discussed since 2024.
British Prime Minister Kyr Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron began more detailed talks on the deployment of Britain and France forces in January 2025.
