Overview

• Kaja Kallas said there was broad support at a Copenhagen meeting to expand the EU military mission to offer training and advice inside Ukraine after a ceasefire.
• Officials framed the in-country training as part of European security guarantees intended to deter future Russian aggression and to show Europe taking greater responsibility.
• Any mandate change for the EU Military Assistance Mission requires unanimity, leaving Hungary in position to block or delay the move.
• EUMAM contributors have trained about 80,000 Ukrainian soldiers so far, drawing on 23 EU countries plus Norway and Canada.
• Most ministers want to unlock €6.6 billion from the European Peace Facility for Ukraine’s arms, and Kallas floated using those funds to buy U.S. weapons as a way to win Hungary’s consent.