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Written question asked by Alicia Kearns (Conservative) on Wednesday, 20 November 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 November 2024 (named day). It was answered by Luke Pollard (Labour) on Tuesday, 26 November 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Ukraine: Military Aid

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason was Kosovo not mentioned as a contributory nation to Operation Interflex on a social media post made by his Department on 20 November 2024.

Answer

The UK's support for Ukraine is ironclad, and we are grateful for the contributions of Kosovo and 11 other partner nations to our programme of basic military training for Ukrainian recruits - Operation Interflex - which recently passed the milestone of 50,000 recruits trained since summer 2022.

Our other communications have referenced Kosovo as a contributor.

These include last week's announcement press release detailing the 50,000 recruits trained milestone and a similar social media post two days earlier on 18 November:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-marks-1000th-day-of-full-scale-invasion-of-ukraine-as-training-programme-hits-50000

https://x.com/DefenceHQ/status/1858573602762719382

I would be very happy to meet with the hon. Member to discuss this further.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
15259
Session
2024-26
Registered interest declared
Yes
Subjects
Armed forces Military aid Kosovo Ukraine Training Social media
Link
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