Norway could send instructors as part of security guarantees for Ukraine

Jonas Gahr Støre has said that Norway could contribute to an allied deterrence contingent in Ukraine as part of security guarantees, with Norwegian instructors also potentially helping train Ukrainian troops inside Ukraine.

As reported by NRK, Norway's national public service broadcaster, Støre said before the meeting of the Coalition of the Willing that any Norwegian contribution to an allied deterrence contingent in Ukraine would come only after the "hot" phase of the war ends and there is a reliable ceasefire.

He said that the Nordic and Baltic countries plan to form their own "Ukrainian" brigade within Ukraine.

"I also do not rule out that Norwegian military personnel could take part in training Ukrainian troops inside Ukraine.

Our goal is to ensure that when peace comes, the end of the war does not become a path to a new conflict in a short time. So security guarantees are important. They must be reliable. And the most important thing is that Ukraine is capable of defending itself," he said.

Media reported the details of a draft declaration by the Coalition of the Willing on security guarantees for Ukraine being discussed in Paris.

Among other points, it refers to setting up a coordination centre involving the United States and Ukraine in Paris.