The U.S. Defense Department has dismissed as “ridiculous” and “propaganda” comments by a Russian military official that American troops are training Ukrainian soldiers in the conflict zone in Ukraine’s east.
“There’s no credence to it whatsoever” said Pentagon Spokesman Colonel Steve Warren, responding Thursday to the Russian allegations. “It’s another example of Russia at the highest levels issuing propaganda.”
Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov made the allegation earlier Thursday as U.S. Army and Ukrainian National Guard troops kicked off joint training exercises earlier this week in Yavoriv, in Ukraine’s western Lviv region – more than 1,000 kilometers away from the …read more
Source: Voice of America
