Europe, Shaking Off Summer’s Torpor, Gets Set to Deploy Army Trainers to Ukraine

The move comes amid a massive drone and missile strike against Ukraine Monday and follows pressure from Kyiv on Brussels as its military struggles in the embattled east.

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A tractor clears the rubble after a Russian strike on the Sapphire hotel at Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on August 25, 2024. AP/Evgeniy Maloletka

The European Union, as the continent shakes off its annual summer torpor, will seriously consider sending soldiers to Ukraine as trainers. Doing so follows months of pressure from Kyiv and would break a taboo in the war, although a small number of Western army personnel have been operating in Ukraine for some time. 

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