Britain and France will jointly train Ukrainian marines

Author:
Sofiia Telishevska
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, during a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, agreed to organize joint training of Ukrainian marines.

Both leaders announced this at a joint press conference broadcast by Sky News.

Among other things, Macron said that Paris and London are doing everything possible to prevent a full-scale war in Ukraine from spreading to other parts of the world.

"We have decided on specific joint actions regarding the training of the Ukrainian military and high-tech segments," he added.

"We agreed to train Ukrainian marines, helping Ukraine gain a decisive advantage on the battlefield and win this war," Sunak said.

Also, as previously announced, the leaders of Britain and France agreed to cooperate in the development of high-precision strike weapons to combat the Russian threat.