Ukrainian servicemen during an exercise at a training ground in the Lviv region. File photoWASHINGTON, Feb. 15 U.S. Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark Milley discussed the security situation in Eastern Europe with Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Valeriy Zaluzhny by telephone, the parties exchanged assessments and assumptions about the prospects for on this issue.
"The military leaders continued to exchange perspectives and assessments on the security situation in Eastern Europe. The Chairman (Milli – ed.) reaffirmed his unconditional support for the sovereignty of Ukraine and its territorial integrity", the statement on the website of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff reads.
This is not the first conversation between Millie and Zaluzhny in recent weeks. Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about the alleged increase in «aggressive actions» by Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied such accusations, saying that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «Russian aggression» are used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that statements The West about «Russian aggression» and the possibility of helping Kiev defend itself against it is both ridiculous and dangerous. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is moving troops within its territory and at its own discretion. According to him, this does not threaten anyone and should not bother anyone.