NATO establishes a headquarters for the Ukrainian mission in Germany

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “De Volt” newspaper, NATO wants to coordinate the delivery of weapons and training activities for the armed forces of Ukraine in Germany, a place for this purpose is to be created in Wiesbaden.

In this way, based on the decisions made, NATO’s planned operation headquarters will be located in Germany to coordinate the delivery of weapons and training activities for the armed forces of Ukraine. On Friday, it was announced that Wiesbaden was planned as the location for the headquarters. The base of the American armed forces in Europe, which has so far performed coordination tasks, is also there. The operation will be led by a three-star general who reports directly to NATO’s supreme commander in Europe. North was approved, the plan was then approved by the defense ministers on Friday.

These support tasks have so far been carried out mainly by the United States of America. At the end of 2022, they set up a 300-strong unit called the Security Assistance Group-Ukraine (SAG-U) at the European headquarters of the US Armed Forces in Wiesbaden-Hessen.

This NATO project is also seen as a precautionary measure in case of the possible return of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States from January 2025. The Republican candidate’s comments in the past have raised doubts about whether the United States will continue to support Russia’s defensive war against Ukraine. The Western military alliance is worried that the political change in Washington will also affect the coordination of arms deliveries and training activities for the Ukrainian armed forces.

Hungary will not participate in the new NATO project. . Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government is concerned that the project could push the union into direct confrontation with Russia. does not prevent, the country was assured that it does not need financial or personnel assistance. It is called (NSATU). Most NATO countries had already voted in favor of the name “NATO Ukraine Mission” for the project, however, the German federal government took the position that the name could be mistaken for the alliance’s intention to send troops to Ukraine.

Based on the agreed action plan, further preparations for the project can now be made. Ideally, the project should be officially launched in July, when Olaf Schultz and 31 other NATO leaders meet in Washington for a summit.

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