“We’ll get there eventually, over time,” Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters. Gen. Brown stressed that doing so now would put “a bunch of NATO trainers at risk” and tie up air defenses that would be better used protecting Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield, The New York Times reported.
A growing number of European countries have signaled willingness to consider sending military personel to Ukraine in supporting or training roles. France’s President Emmanuel Macron went further, saying “nothing should be ruled out.” An Estonian official said they are “seriously” discussing the possibility of sending troops into western Ukraine in non-combat roles, while Lithuania’s foreign minister said training missions in Ukraine “might be quite doable.”