Kremlin prevent destabilization in Ukraine due to the arrival of the US military – RBC

Ukrainian soldier in the village Shirokino, in eastern Ukraine

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The Kremlin responded to a report of arrival to Ukraine US military trainers, calling it a destabilizing factor for the settlement of the conflict in the Donbass. This was stated by a spokesman for the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov.

«Participation (military) instructors, experts from third countries on the territory of Ukraine, where the Ukrainian domestic conflict remains unresolved, where there are still problems with the implementation of paragraphs Minsk agreements, does not promote the settlement of the conflict. On the contrary, can destabilize the situation “- quoted by Interfax Peskov.

Earlier, US Ambassador to Ukraine Jeffrey Payette reported that paratroopers 173rd Brigade of the US Army arrived in Ukraine for the Ukrainian military training.

Earlier, in late March, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov said that the preparation of the National Guard of Ukraine fighters the US military will begin April 20 and will be held in Lviv region. “290 US Marines landed on April 20 in the Lviv region Yavoriv on site. It is here, according to agreements with the US Department of State, will be long-joint exercises, training 173rd Airborne Brigade of the US Army and the National Guard combat units “- writes Avakov.

The training will be organized in three streams, each of which will last eight weeks. Total US military will train the National Guard under 900 fighters. “Three streams 300 natsgvardeytsev. Three streams of 8 weeks. Then the joint exercises. The exercise will involve units of the National Guard under such well-known as “Azov” Battalion. Kulchytskyy, “Jaguar”, “Omega”, and other parts of Kiev, Kharkov, Zaporozhye, Odessa, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Vinnitsa, “- said Ukrainian minister then.

It was originally planned that the instructors started work in March. This, in particular, in February of this year, said the commander of US forces in Europe Frederick Hodges. “We teach them the problems of safety, health [problems], how to act in a situation where Russian choke [link], and how to protect [itself] from the Russian artillery and artillery rebels” – then said Hodges.

Prior to landing the Americans with a similar mission to Ukraine arrived and the British military, who began training at the end of March. It takes place in Nikolaev, employing 35 instructors. They will train forces involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine, health care and defensive tactics, as well as provide non-lethal equipment.