The new measures were voiced by the US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter during his recent visit to Germany, Ukraine Today reports.

Meanwhile, according to the official, U.S. policy toward choosing diplomatic means of deterring the Kremlin’s aggression and also providing Kyiv with military training over directly arming the Ukrainian government remains unchanged.

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