{"id":1912,"date":"2026-11-10T08:27:25","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T13:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/draftidf.co.il\/news\/coalition-26-2-ukraine-mission-drill-begins-in-poland\/1912\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T08:27:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T13:27:27","slug":"coalition-26-2-ukraine-mission-drill-begins-in-poland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draftidf.co.il\/news\/coalition-26-2-ukraine-mission-drill-begins-in-poland\/1912\/","title":{"rendered":"Coalition 26.2: Ukraine Mission Drill Begins in Poland"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In Poland, the Koalicja 26.2 exercise has begun for a possible Ukraine mission of the Multinational Force Ukraine (MNF-U) after a ceasefire in the Russian war of aggression. Around 2,800 soldiers from eleven nations are taking part from November 9 to 22 there, as well as in France and Turkey. The leading nations are France and the United Kingdom, each deploying several hundred personnel to the exercise. The largest participant is Poland, with around 2,000 personnel, who would provide only logistical support from their own country in the event of an operation.<\/p>\n

Other participants from the “Coalition of the Willing” for the MNF-U are Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, and Turkey, with small contingents. Germany’s contribution consists of about ten staff officers and two A400M transport aircraft equipped for aerial refueling. Turkey has taken the lead of a possible maritime mission component in the Black Sea, focusing in particular on mine clearance. France and the United Kingdom intend to deploy around 5,000 personnel each in the event of a deployment.<\/p>\n

Russia Criticizes Koalicja Exercise as Aggressive Act<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The MNF-U’s mission is not to monitor or secure a ceasefire but to function as a “tripwire” against a renewed Russian attack. Russia would thus be deterred from resuming the war with the involvement of coalition partners. Not surprisingly, the Moscow government rejects the presence of Western troops in Ukraine and criticizes the exercise in Poland as an aggressive act. Their demands have since the beginning of the invasion included the neutrality of the country and a ban on the stationing of foreign troops as well as the supply of weapons.<\/p>\n

Of course, this would create the conditions for further incursions into Ukrainian territory at a later date. From Ukraine’s perspective, therefore, this demand cannot be part of a ceasefire agreement. On Tuesday, a new round of negotiations between the United States, Russia, and Ukraine began in the United Arab Emirates. Whether this yields more results than earlier rounds given the opposing positions remains doubtful.<\/p>\n

The same applies to the recent announcement of a “grand agreement” on a future security structure for all of Europe by U.S. President Donald Trump, who apparently had again not consulted the Europeans beforehand. There are still uncertainties about a possible American involvement in or at least security guarantees for the MNF-U. Whether the planned up to 25,000 personnel from the 36 coalition members can be sustained over a long period without these guarantees, or whether it can even deter Russia, remains questionable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1913,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[744,820,907,597,638,157],"class_list":["post-1912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-begins","tag-coalition","tag-drill","tag-mission","tag-poland","tag-ukraine","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","resize-featured-image"],"yoast_head":"\nCoalition 26.2: Ukraine Mission Drill Begins in Poland - Draft IDF<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/draftidf.co.il\/news\/coalition-26-2-ukraine-mission-drill-begins-in-poland\/1912\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Coalition 26.2: Ukraine Mission Drill Begins in Poland - 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