{"id":3640,"date":"2023-02-02T14:58:44","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T14:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=3640"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:53:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:53:30","slug":"eu-plans-to-train-30000-ukrainian-soldiers-as-russia-advances-in-bakhmut-and-claims-to-increases-arms-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/diplomatic-world\/eu-plans-to-train-30000-ukrainian-soldiers-as-russia-advances-in-bakhmut-and-claims-to-increases-arms-supply\/2023\/02\/02\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"EU plans to train 30,000 Ukrainian soldiers as Russia advances in Bakhmut and claims to increase arms supply"},"content":{"rendered":"

Moscow (AFP) Russia’s Medvedev says Moscow will ‘significantly’ increase arms shipments in 2023.Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday that Russian arms suppliers will increase shipments of military hardware “significantly” throughout 2023. <\/span><\/p>\n

In a daily update , the Russian Defense Ministry said Russian forces had defeated Ukrainian forces around the Vasilivka settlement in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, north of Bakhmut.<\/span><\/p>\n

Top<\/span> diplomat<\/span> Josep<\/span> Borrell<\/span> announces<\/span> EU<\/span> plans<\/span> to<\/span> train<\/span> 30,000<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> soldiers<\/span>
\n<\/span>In<\/span> an<\/span> interview<\/span> with<\/span> AFP,<\/span> EU<\/span> chief<\/span> diplomat<\/span> Josep<\/span> Borrell<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> EU<\/span> plans<\/span> to<\/span> double<\/span> the<\/span> number<\/span> of<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> soldiers<\/span> it<\/span> trains<\/span> to<\/span> his<\/span> 30,000.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Austria<\/span> is<\/span> deporting<\/span> four<\/span> Russian<\/span> diplomats<\/span> for<\/span> violating<\/span> international<\/span> agreements,<\/span> the<\/span> Austrian<\/span> foreign<\/span> ministry<\/span> said<\/span> Thursday,<\/span> without<\/span> giving<\/span> details.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u00a0The<\/span> four prominent<\/span> diplomats<\/span> declared<\/span> persona<\/span> non<\/span> grat\u00e9<\/span> and<\/span> ordered<\/span> to<\/span> leave<\/span> the<\/span> country<\/span> by<\/span> February<\/span> 8,<\/span> two<\/span> are<\/span> stationed<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> Embassy<\/span> in<\/span> Austria<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> other<\/span> two<\/span> are<\/span> Russian<\/span> representatives<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> UN<\/span> in<\/span> Vienna.<\/span> The<\/span> foreign<\/span> ministry<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> works<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> ministry.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>European<\/span> Commission<\/span> President<\/span> Ursula<\/span> von<\/span> der<\/span> Leyen<\/span> said<\/span> she<\/span> arrived<\/span> in<\/span> Kyiv<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> team<\/span> of<\/span> commissioners<\/span> on<\/span> Thursday,<\/span> a<\/span> day<\/span> before<\/span> a<\/span> summit<\/span> between<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> European<\/span> Union<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> war-torn<\/span> country.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>He<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> symbolic<\/span> visit<\/span> to<\/span> highlight<\/span> support<\/span> for<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span> But<\/span> the<\/span> EU<\/span> is<\/span> ready<\/span> to<\/span> dash<\/span> any<\/span> hopes<\/span> of<\/span> Ukraine’s<\/span> rapid<\/span> accession,<\/span> stressing<\/span> the<\/span> need<\/span> to<\/span> do<\/span> more<\/span> to<\/span> combat<\/span> corruption<\/span> and<\/span> acknowledging<\/span> the<\/span> country<\/span> at<\/span> war<\/span> in<\/span> Europe’s<\/span> largest<\/span> armed<\/span> conflict<\/span> since<\/span> World<\/span> War<\/span> II.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Top<\/span> members<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> European<\/span> Commission,<\/span> the<\/span> EU’s<\/span> executive<\/span> body,<\/span> will<\/span> meet<\/span> with<\/span> their<\/span> counterparts<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> government<\/span> on<\/span> Thursday.<\/span> European<\/span> Commission<\/span> President<\/span> Ursula<\/span> von<\/span> der<\/span> Leyen<\/span> and<\/span> EU<\/span> Council<\/span> President<\/span> Charles<\/span> Michel<\/span> are<\/span> due<\/span> to<\/span> meet<\/span> with<\/span> President<\/span> Volodymyr<\/span> to<\/span> discuss<\/span> the<\/span> foreign<\/span> policy<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> bloc<\/span> with<\/span> European<\/span> Commission<\/span> President<\/span> Ursula<\/span> von<\/span> der<\/span> Leyen<\/span> Chief<\/span> Josep<\/span> Borrell<\/span> arrived<\/span> in<\/span> Kyiv<\/span> on<\/span> Thursday<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> delegation<\/span> of<\/span> EU<\/span> leaders.<\/span> Borrell<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> an<\/span> interview<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> EU<\/span> plans<\/span> to<\/span> double<\/span> the<\/span> number<\/span> of<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> soldiers<\/span> it<\/span> trains<\/span> to<\/span> his<\/span> 30,000.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Belarusian<\/span> Defense<\/span> Ministry<\/span> announced<\/span> Thursday<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> has<\/span> completed<\/span> his<\/span> two-week<\/span> joint<\/span> air<\/span> force<\/span> exercises<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> military.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A<\/span> spate<\/span> of<\/span> joint<\/span> military<\/span> operations<\/span> in<\/span> Belarus<\/span> has<\/span> raised<\/span> concerns<\/span> in<\/span> Kyiv<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> West<\/span> that<\/span> Moscow<\/span> may<\/span> be<\/span> preparing<\/span> to<\/span> drag<\/span> its<\/span> close<\/span> allies<\/span> further<\/span> into<\/span> the<\/span> conflict<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Minsk<\/span> said<\/span> various<\/span> tasks<\/span> “only<\/span> defensive<\/span> in<\/span> nature”<\/span> were<\/span> performed<\/span> during<\/span> the<\/span> exercises.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> European<\/span> Union<\/span> plans<\/span> to<\/span> impose<\/span> new<\/span> sanctions<\/span> on<\/span> Russia<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> anniversary<\/span> of<\/span> Moscow’s<\/span> invasion<\/span> of<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> European<\/span> Commission<\/span> President<\/span> Ursula<\/span> von<\/span> der<\/span> Leyen<\/span> said<\/span> during<\/span> a<\/span> visit<\/span> to<\/span> Kyiv<\/span> on<\/span> Thursday.<\/span> Told.<\/span> European<\/span> Commission<\/span> President<\/span> Ursula<\/span> von<\/span> der<\/span> Leyen<\/span> on<\/span> Thursday<\/span> praised<\/span> Ukraine’s<\/span> efforts<\/span> to<\/span> stamp<\/span> out<\/span> bribery,<\/span> following<\/span> multiple<\/span> public<\/span> investigations<\/span> and<\/span> high-profile<\/span> dismissals<\/span> linked<\/span> to<\/span> embezzlement.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Ukrainian<\/span> President<\/span> Volodymyr<\/span> Zelensky<\/span> on<\/span> Thursday<\/span> called<\/span> for<\/span> further<\/span> punitive<\/span> measures<\/span> against<\/span> Russia<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> European<\/span> Union<\/span> and<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> had<\/span> discussed<\/span> a<\/span> new<\/span> EU<\/span> sanctions<\/span> package<\/span> with<\/span> European<\/span> Commission<\/span> President<\/span> Ursula<\/span> von<\/span> der<\/span> Leyen.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Russia’s<\/span> foreign<\/span> minister,<\/span> meanwhile,<\/span> insisted<\/span> Russia<\/span> had<\/span> everything<\/span> it<\/span> needed<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> conflict<\/span> and<\/span> did<\/span> not<\/span> seek<\/span> help<\/span> from<\/span> former<\/span> Soviet<\/span> allies<\/span> Armenia,<\/span> Belarus,<\/span> Kazakhstan,<\/span> Kyrgyzstan<\/span> and<\/span> Tajikistan<\/span> for<\/span> military<\/span> operations.<\/span> .<\/span>
\n<\/span>Zelensky<\/span> on<\/span> Friday.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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