The U.S. military is set to lead peacekeeping exercises Monday in western Ukraine involving 15 nations, as President Barack Obama prepares to host Ukraine’s president for talks at the White House later this week.
The Defense Department announced the 12-day exercise earlier this month, saying 1,300 personnel would take part, including 200 U.S. soldiers. The deployment is the first involving U.S. ground troops to Ukraine since the crisis began their earlier this year.
The exercise comes as fighting continues between Ukrainian troops and rebels in the eastern part of the country.
On Sunday, an intense battle flared at a government-controlled airport outside the …read more
Source: Voice of America
