Ukrainian servicemen. File photoPARIS, Aug 30The Netherlands and Germany are developing a joint demining training program for the Ukrainian military, Defense Minister Kaisa Ollongren said.
"The Netherlands supports the EU proposal for a training mission for Ukraine. Together with Germany, we are developing a training program for the Ukrainian military to demining on the ground", the minister wrote on her Twitter.
Earlier in August, the Netherlands joined the training program for Ukrainian military personnel in the UK. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Kingdom, currently about 90 Dutch soldiers are involved in the training of Ukrainian soldiers. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, the Armed Forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and, as of March 25, they have completed the main tasks of the first stage — they have significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine.
Germany announced the impossibility of further arms supplies to Ukraine