NATO member countries are discussing the possibility of sending military instructors to Ukraine to train 150,000 new recruits closer to the front line. The reason for considering such a decision is the critical shortage of manpower in Ukraine and the deterioration of positions on the battlefield due to the acceleration of the Russian offensive.
About this informs The New York Times.
The article notes that the US has so far refused to send its instructors and is calling on NATO allies not to do so. The White House is categorically against the deployment of American troops in Ukraine. However, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States, General Charles Brown, considers the deployment of NATO instructors inevitable, but points to the risks and the need to ensure their safety.
France, Lithuania and Estonia express their readiness to send their military instructors to Ukraine. Alternative solutions include placing NATO instructors in Lviv, sending more recruits to Germany and Poland for training, as well as basing defense contractors in Ukraine to create and repair weapons systems closer to the combat zone.
Current and former U.S. defense officials said the White House is now reviewing its ban on U.S. defense contractors entering Ukraine, although a small number have already been allowed to enter under State Department guidance to work on specific weapons systems, such as the Patriot air defense system.
