American General promised to train Ukrainian forces military skills USA
Commander of the army US military power in the European Union, Lieutenant-General Frederick Ben Hodges promised to train Ukrainian forces skills of the U.S. military, said the press service of the MIA of Ukraine. Hodges met with the commander of the national guard of Ukraine the General-Lieutenant Nikolay Balan in Kiev on Tuesday. The delegation of the army command of U.S. forces in the European Union became the adviser to the U.S. Secretary of defense Evelyn Farkas And Empowered management team. During the meeting with the Ukrainian military was discussed several issues regarding international cooperation.
"We will assist to protect your right to defend their country. And will do everything to national guardsmen have mastered the real experience of American soldiers, " said Hodges, according to a report on the Internet office of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine. The General told impressions of peacekeeping Centre security Yavorov in the West of Ukraine, where US instructors conduct training of Ukrainian national guardsmen. He was glad the progress of the exercise." For us today, it is extremely important to master the experience of American colleagues And hone his martial skills in the performance of tasks of protection of the sovereignty of Ukraine ", - noticed Balan. First official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Alexander Lukashevich said that Moscow is concerned about reports of the US intention to directly or indirectly initiate the transfer of the Kyiv modern weapons. The foreign Ministry said that military training from the U.S. Ukrainians possession of weapons And appliances of the Western sample can be regarded as the 1st step to supplies to Ukraine modern American weapons. Remember, April 17 Friday, the U.S. Ambassador in Kiev Jeffrey Payette said that about 300 paratroopers of the 173rd brigade USA came to Ukraine To study Ukrainian military. While U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry said the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, that training the Ukrainian national guard U.S. military " fully transparent ".