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U.S. To Train Ukraine Military Following Russian Agression


WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) – U.S. troops will begin training regular Ukrainian military forces later this year in an expansion of their current mission, which so far has been limited to instructing Interior Ministry national guard units, the State Department said on Friday.”This training is part of our long-running defense cooperation with Ukraine and is taking place at the invitation of the Ukraine government. This additional program brings our total security assistance committed to Ukraine since 2014 to over $244 million,” State Department Mark Toner said.Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, head of U.S. Army forces in Europe, said earlier this month …read more

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