00:01around 2 800 troops from 10 european countries will stage the first exercise of a new multinational
00:09force in support of ukraine in poland later this month london and paris said on tuesday
00:15led by france and the uk the multinational force ukraine has no offensive mission and is only to
00:22be deployed once a ceasefire is agreed to end the war sparked by russia's 2022 full-scale invasion
00:29the force which was set up in 2025 and already has an operational headquarters in paris is not a
00:36nato operation and has little u.s involvement it aims to support the ukrainian armed forces
00:42ensure security in ukrainian airspace and allow economic activity to resume in the black sea
00:48but the extent and duration of the exercise risks antagonizing russia with moscow still showing little
00:54appetite to settle for peace the exercise is scheduled to last from november the 9th till
01:00november the 22nd in southeast poland not far from the ukrainian border french general armel dirou said
01:07that the aim of the exercise was to prepare how the mission would be deployed overcoming the various
01:13potential logistical and cultural issues between the different countries militaries
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