‘Too few’ Ukrainians join Ukrainian Legion in Poland – Polish officials

Source: Wiadomosci

Poland’s deputy prime minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz voiced his disappointment over the low number of Ukrainians willing to join the Ukrainian Legion in Poland.

“We are not responsible for recruitment, but the number of people who were expected to sign up from the Ukrainian side is far too low. Initial declarations suggested that a whole brigade, or several thousand people, could be formed. However, that has not happened,” admitted Kosiniak-Kamysz .

The official also reminded that Poland has already trained around 20,000 Ukrainian soldiers, who have since been deployed to the front lines. He stressed that Warsaw is committed to the plan of training more Ukrainian army recruits, that was part of the agreement between Poland and Ukraine.

In July, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski claimed that “several thousand individuals” had expressed interest in joining the Ukrainian Legion.