This was just before russia entered the war. The war started (and Russia entered it) in 2014, as you are perfectly aware. On the other hand, eu/nato was train

This was just before russia entered the war. The war started (and Russia entered it) in 2014, as you are perfectly aware. On the other hand, eu/nato was training ukranian soldiers since 2015. As Ukraine had every right to, given the events of 2014.