An instructor briefs Ukrainian soldiers during grenade training at a training center near Yavoriv, Ukraine, on April 29, 2017.
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Ukrainian troops trained by NATO say they are left underprepared for the war with Russia.
They said their Western instructors don't have experience in fighting this kind of war.
Western armies have been focused on fighting insurgencies in the Middle East in recent years.
Ukrainian troops trained by NATO are being left underprepared for the realities of the war with Russia, a report says. Western training is often limited because instructors have never fought a war like the Russia's invasion of Ukraine, media platform openDemocracy reported. "I don't want to say anything against our partners, but they don't quite understand our situation and how we are fighting," a senior intelligence sergeant in the 41st Mechanized Brigade, who goes by the name "Dutchman," told openDemocracy. About 63,000 Ukrainian troops have been trained in the West — mostly in the UK and Germany, per the report.
Members of Ukraine's 41st Brigade said that NATO instructors often used examples from the conflict in the Middle East, which largely involved clearing houses and identifying insurgents among the locals, which they said was "not really relevant to us."
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"Dutchman" said that Western instructors have experience in urban warfare, fighting in cities and towns — but in Ukraine, much of the fighting is on flat ground...
"From a legal, regulatory, safety, and permissions perspective, we can't do [the type of training Ukrainians want] unless we make some fairly serious policy changes," he said.
One significant upside of the Western training is that Ukrainian troops take home expensive equipment, including body armor and medical supplies, a source involved in the UK training process told Open Democracy.
By exploiting an information vacuum about its intentions, China is setting the region against the Western alliance.
By Lynn Kuok, the Shangri-La Dialogue senior fellow for Asia-Pacific security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies and the co-editor of the IISS Asia-Pacific Regional Security Assessment.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg , and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, all men wearing dark suits, stand behind a table and look to the side at other participants at the NATO summit. Small Australian and Japanese flags sit on the table.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (left), NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (second from left), and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (right) arrive for a meeting with NATO's Indo-Pacific partners during the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 12. JACQUES WITT/POOL/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
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The recent NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, was watched closely for the outcome of Sweden’s bid for membership—Turkey agreed on the eve of the summit to ask its parliament to approve Sweden’s membership—and the alliance’s response to Ukraine’s formal application to join—NATO maintained that Ukraine would become a member “when allies agree and conditions are met” without setting out a time frame for the country’s entry after the war. . ."
Key alliance members are failing to uphold their obligations in the face of Moscow’s unflagging interest in the High North.
By Alexander B. Gray, a senior fellow in national security affairs at the American Foreign Policy Council.
A warning sign depicting a polar bear stands at the side of a road outside the Longyearbyen airport on May 2, 2022, in the Svalbard Archipelago, northern Norway.
A warning sign depicting a polar bear stands at the side of a road outside the Longyearbyen airport on May 2, 2022, in the Svalbard Archipelago, northern Norway. JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
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While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has revealed significant weaknesses in Moscow’s military capacity, it has also shone an unflattering light on aspects of NATO’s strategic posture. It is incumbent upon the United States and its NATO allies to take proactive measures to plug these gaps before they are exploited by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime. . ."
NATO secretary Jens Stoltenberg, who is on an Asia visit, said China's growing assertiveness and collaboration with Russia pose a challenge not only to Asia but also to Europe. Stoltenberg added that ...
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