Moscow does not rule out hitting French instructors who would be deployed in the country

“No instructor involved in the training of Ukrainian military personnel has immunity” in the face of the strikes, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov told the press on Tuesday June 4. “It doesn’t matter whether they are French or not“, he added. Russian President Vladimir Putin affirmed on May 28 that these instructors were “already there”in Ukraine, “under the guise of mercenaries”.

At the end of May, a project for a European coalition of military instructors to train Ukrainian troops in Ukraine, desired by France, was discussed among Europeans, but it appears far from being finalized, with many countries wondering about its consequences. towards Moscow.

The objective of this initiative is to increase efficiency and provide training directly on Ukrainian soil in mine clearance or the maintenance of military equipment sent to kyiv, argues a diplomatic source.