By Andrew Gray

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union should move military trainers into Ukraine after the war there ends to strengthen Ukrainian forces as part of Western security guarantees, the EU’s top military adviser told Reuters.

General Sean Clancy, chair of the EU’s military committee, said the United States would remain important for Europe’s security even as the EU gears up to be ready to defend itself by 2030.

NATO will continue to provide “hard power” to defend Europe but the transatlantic relationship will be rebalanced with Europeans becoming more self-reliant, said Clancy, who is Irish.

HAVING EU TRAINERS IN UKRAINE AFTER WAR IS ‘OPTIMAL’

The EU’s defence push has been driven by Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and U.S. President Donald Trump’s demands for Europeans t

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