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[The "Coalition of the Volunteers" multinational forces launched their first joint exercise, focusing on security support for Ukraine] On November 9th, the "Coalition of the Volunteers" multinational forces, jointly led by the United Kingdom and France, launched their first joint exercise in Poland on the 9th local time. The exercise, codenamed "KOALICJA 26.2", will last until the 22nd. About 2,800 military personnel from 11 countries will participate. It will focus on practicing how multinational forces can quickly deploy and provide security support to Ukraine after a ceasefire or the end of the conflict in Ukraine.
According to the Polish Ministry of Defense, the exercise was mainly held in Poland, with relevant drills also held in France and Türkiye. Participating countries include Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the United Kingdom. France and Britain will share command. Both the Polish Ministry of Defense and the British Ministry of Defense emphasized that this multinational force is not responsible for peacekeeping or ceasefire supervision tasks, and is independent of the NATO military command system. The focus of the current exercise is to test whether European countries can quickly organize and deploy relevant forces if needed in the future. French analysts said that the scope and duration of this exercise may offend Russia. (CCTV News)
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