Kyiv Walks Back Claim That French Army Trainers Are Headed to Ukraine

Ukraine’s defense ministry has walked back claims that French instructors would soon arrive in the country to help train Ukrainian military personnel. “As of now, we are still in discussions with France and other countries on this issue,” the ministry said in a statement posted on social media. It added that Ukraine’s military leadership had begun “internal work on the relevant documents … in order not to waste time on coordinating bureaucratic issues when the relevant decision is made.” The clarification followed an earlier statement by Ukrainian army chief Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, in which he said Kyiv had signed an agreement with Paris allowing the latter to send military trainers to Ukraine....