Monday, April 20, 2015

US Troops Now in Ukraine to Train Govt. Forces; Will Provide Skills to Counter Russian Aggression

United States paratroopers today (April 20, 2015) began training Ukrainian government forces who will fight Russian invaders and pro-Russian separatists in the east, angering Moscow as the deadly conflict rumbles on in the former Soviet-controlled country, according to the AFP (Agence France-Presse) website.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko welcomed troops from the U.S. 173rd Airborne Brigade in a rain-soaked ceremony at a military base in Yavoriv, western Ukraine, to launch Operation Fearless Guardian.

Poroshenko told the troops, "This is not only a war for the independence of Ukraine, but also a war for freedom and democracy in Europe and the whole world."

Some 300 U.S. troops will train 900 members of Ukraine's National Guard, which is deployed in the east where heavy artillery fire is going on between Ukrainian and Russian troops despite a February ceasefire.

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