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Britain and France to lead 3,000-strong Ukraine reassurance force rehearsal

Exercise Koalicja in Poland will test how a multinational force could deploy to Ukraine once a peace deal is reached.

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What to know

  • Nearly 3,000 troops from 12 European nations are rehearsing deployment to Ukraine under a reassurance force concept, not a peacekeeping or offensive mission.
  • The US is involved in discussions but is not contributing personnel, leaving the force's eventual size and makeup uncertain.
  • Russia has already opposed any foreign troop presence in Ukraine, with Putin previously calling such forces legitimate targets.
  • Western officials have not disclosed rules of engagement for troops if attacked, only that the force could defend itself.

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Britain and France to lead 3,000-strong Ukraine reassurance force rehearsal
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  1. background

    Details emerge on exercise scope, dates and national roles — Exercise Koalicja runs 9-22 November with about 2,800 personnel across land, sea and air; the UK is contributing 300 troops and two RAF Typhoons, and Turkey will lead a maritime mission aimed at eventually clearing mines in the Black Sea.

  2. background

    Britain and France launch Exercise Koalicja in Poland — Nearly 3,000 military personnel from 12 European nations began a rehearsal, led by Britain and France, of how a multinational force could deploy to Ukraine if there is a peace deal; the US is involved in discussions but not contributing troops.

  3. 1

    Officials leave rules of engagement for attacked troops unanswered

    Western officials reiterated the force would not take part in offensive operations, peacekeeping, or ceasefire monitoring, and declined to specify rules of engagement if international troops were attacked, saying only that the force could defend itself.

    “This is not a hypothetical plan, it's a real force, ready to help Ukraine once the fighting stops.”
    — Wes Streeting, UK Defence Secretary · source
    • fulelo

      # BBCNews - Thousands of European troops to rehearse Ukraine deployment in event of peace https://www. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm3wv0 85ne6po Western officials stress that any force sent to Ukraine would not take part in offensive operations or be involved in peacekeeping or ceasefire monitoring missions. They have declined to spell out the rules…

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    • BBC@c.im

      # BBC # News # World Thousands of European troops to rehearse Ukraine deployment in event of peace

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  4. background

    Putin warns foreign troops in Ukraine would be targeted — Russia voiced opposition to foreign troops being stationed in Ukraine, with President Vladimir Putin saying such forces would be considered legitimate targets.

  5. background

    European nations set out plans for a Ukraine reassurance force — Plans for a long-term reassurance force for Ukraine, part of proposed security guarantees, were outlined by European nations last year, though details of how it would function remained unresolved.

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