European troops in Poland: 'Coalition of the Willing' holds military exercises

Soldiers on an airbase in southern France, preparing to board a plane to Poland. There they will be taking part in the first major exercise run by the multinational force Ukraine, the military arm of the Coalition of the Willing. Their mission, they will participate in the exercise. Their mission is to participate in Exercise Collegia, which aims to test how quickly this multinational force could be deployed once hostilities have ceased on the eastern front. it can be put in place. The two-week-long operation, dubbed Exercise Collegia, will bring together 2,800 troops from 10 different countries, including 1,100 French and 300 British soldiers. The MNFU is designed to be deployed only after a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine is agreed. The mission of the MNFU is simple. It would regenerate and strengthen Ukraine's forces and provide reassurance on land, in the air and at sea. Supporting Ukraine's ability to deter future aggression and rebuild its economy once hostilities have ceased. To avoid any accusations of warmongering from Russia, officials insist the mission is not a show of force. Only light equipment will be deployed for anti-drone and self-defense exercises. Both Paris and London have also stressed that the MNFU is not a NATO force and that its hypothetical future deployment would not involve combat operations or peacekeeping missions.