NATO’s top military commander says a “large number” of Russian troops are still operating in eastern Ukraine, providing the “backbone” to separatists fighting government forces.
U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove spoke to reporters in Kyiv on Wednesday, after meeting with top Ukrainian officials.
“Inside Ukraine we still see a large number of Russians who are involved primarily in training, advising, assisting and helping the forces of the Russian-backed forces in the east, the governments in the east, etc. We don’t see combat formations but we see troops that are there specifically to get backbone, guidance and training to the Russian-backed forces …read more
Source: Voice of America
