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WIESBADEN, Germany - The commanding general of U.S. Army Europe, Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, is in Ukraine today as part of a trip to meet with Ukraine defense officials and U.S. embassy personnel there ahead of a robust schedule of bilateral and multilateral military partnership exercises and training missions planned for 2015.
The Army Europe commander's trip will include visits with the Ukrainian Minister of Defense and chief of Defense as well as the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Geoffrey Pyatt, to gain a better understanding of the security situation in Ukraine. Ukraine has been a military partner of the U.S. dating back to the mid 1990s.
At an Army leadership forum conducted in Wiesbaden, Jan. 13-14, Hodges commented on the strategic importance of U.S. forces forward-stationed in Europe.
"Everything that happens in this part of the world the U.S. Army in Europe is part of that," said Hodges, addressing U.S. Army leaders gathered for the event. "It's exercises, it's relationships, it's capabilities, networks and allies and it is what enables our president to assure allies and deter potential threats."
The general's visit will also include a press engagement at the Ukrainian Crisis Media Center in Kiev, scheduled for 4:30-5:30 p.m. local.
Hodges finished a similar visit in Latvia yesterday. Latvia and Ukraine are part of U.S. Army Europe's 51-country area of responsibility.
Its clear that the American government had a more in hand approach on destabilizing the region. Just like they are trying there hardest to do still in Syria.
The video shows the general handing out the Ukrankian solider medals for his actions while in combat.
And actually these coins are not even medals, they are unit coins for a coin challenge. The coins are the "NEW U.S. Army Europe - Sword of Freedom Challenge Coin. 60335." priced at $8.79 from ebay. In description of the coin it is stated: "This coin pays tribute to the tireless commitment and outstanding dedication to duty demonstrated by every member of U.S. Army Europe."
Just like they are trying there hardest to do still in Syria.
Well this is one surely interesting videos that i have seen thus far out of Ukraine and this is not something that you can fake so easily.
I would say I am amazed at your total lack of any research skills, but it is something that you do on a regular basis concerning Ukraine.
Americans barley care about what goes on in our own country it would amaze me if anyone from the US cared at all about what happens in Ukraine at all.
Everyone is too busy struggling from check to check to give a damn about something happening on the other side of the planet that we helped to destablise yet agan.
originally posted by: Agent_USA_Supporter
a reply to: FormOfTheLord
Americans barley care about what goes on in our own country it would amaze me if anyone from the US cared at all about what happens in Ukraine at all.
For some reason these two its like its their country. And yeah your right.
Everyone is too busy struggling from check to check to give a damn about something happening on the other side of the planet that we helped to destablise yet agan.
According to the two above its Russia that destabilize Ukraine yet they are forgetting the Pro EU protests and riots America EU helped to create in Ukraine.
At least Ukraine was slightly better off with yanukovych.
So what is an American general doing in the Ukraine? Why would an
No, but it is easy to lie about the video and what it contains...such as this thread has proven.
Research? No. It's from Russian media. We all know they never lie or make things up or twist or spin anything.
Oh really is that right your claiming i lack any research skills when it comes to the matters of both Either Ukraine or the Balkans eh?
Remember Bosnia? The 90s Conflict? Ambassador: U.S. "sent army to create this.
How comical for a person that has being either westren news outlets, wikipedia, Kievpost,NATO as sources you might as well just start working as news anchor for BBC rather then whom has not being researching.