The US began training Ukrainian forces in Germany. The information was released today during a press conference by the US Department of Defense.
John Kirby said the effort “will build on the initial artillery training that Ukrainian forces have already received elsewhere.” Ukrainians are also being trained to use radar systems and armored vehicles, which were recently announced as part of security packages.
According to Kirby, Germany is one of about three locations used by the US to train Ukrainians abroad. However, the spokesman did not provide any information about the others.
He also explained that “most of the training” is being conducted by the Florida National Guard. These soldiers were training Ukrainians even before the Russian invasion.
“The recent reunion of these Florida National Guard members with their Ukrainian counterparts, we are told, was an emotional reunion given the strong bonds formed while living and working together before their temporary separation in February,” Kirby said .
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The US criticizes Putin’s invitation to the G20 summit
The United States has criticized Indonesia’s decision to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to the upcoming G20 summit scheduled for November 1516 in Bali.
“Putin should not have been invited,” US Defense Department spokesman John Kirby told CNN. Hours earlier, Indonesian President Joko Widodo had confirmed that both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had been called to the summit.
Putin has isolated Russia and must pay the consequences for what he has done and is doing
John Kirby, spokesman for the US Department of Defense
However, Russia remains a member of the G20, despite pressure from Western countries to exclude it from the group. The other 19 members are South Africa, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, South Korea, the United States, France, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Turkey plus the European Union to Indonesia, which holds the rotating presidency of the G20.