U.S. troops are currently taking part in a multinational military exercise in Ukraine, an exercise that comes just days before Russia is scheduled to launch their own massive military maneuvers that have put the region on edge, according to CNN.
The first phase of the NATO Rapid Trident 2017 military exercise has begun on the basis of the aerodrome of the tactical aviation brigade named after Petro Franko in Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.
The division of the Armed Forces of Moldova on September 8 arrived in the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security (the Yavoriv military training ground in Lviv region) to participate in the NATO military exercise, Rapid Trident 2017, the head of the Western Regional Media Center of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry Oleksandr Poroniuk told an UNIAN correspondent.
Moldovan President Igor Dodon has banned the Moldovan military from participating in the Rapid Trident-2017 international exercises, which will start in Lviv region in early September, according to NewsMaker.
The division of the Armed Forces of Moldova on September 8 arrived in the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security (the Yavoriv military training ground in Lviv region) to participate in the NATO military exercise, Rapid Trident 2017, the head of the Western Regional Media Center of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry Oleksandr Poroniuk told an UNIAN correspondent.