Nato member Denmark plans to send unarmed soldiers to train in Ukraine, the head of the Danish army, Peter Boysen, told broadcaster TV 2 on Wednesday.
He said Danish soldiers are to learn from Ukrainian military personnel, particularly from their experiences in drone warfare.
Boysen told TV 2 that the Danish soldiers would remain far from the front lines and would likely be located in training centres in western Ukraine. Training could begin as early as the summer, he said.
Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen declined to comment on the plans, saying the matter falls under the military’s jurisdiction, the Ritzau news agency reported.
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The training plans have caused discontent at the Russian embassy in Copenhagen. In a written statement to TV 2, Russia’s ambassador to Denmark, Vladimir Barbin, said training Danish soldiers in Ukraine would “draw Denmark deeper into the conflict” and “provoke further uncontrolled escalation”.