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January 17, 2023

U.S. Expands Training for Ukrainian Soldiers at Military Base in Germany
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The United States has launched an expanded combat training program for
Ukrainian soldiers. The top U.S. general, Mark Milley, the chair of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, toured a U.S. military base in Germany on Monday
as Pentagon advisers began training about 500 Ukrainian troops in the
use of advanced weapons systems including artillery, tanks and missiles.
General Milley's trip came just days after British Prime Minister Rishi
Sunak said the U.K. would ship advanced tanks and hundreds of armored
vehicles and howitzers to Ukraine, becoming the first Western nation to
supply such offensive weaponry. On Sunday, NATO Secretary General Jens
Stoltenberg said he expects other allies will soon follow suit.


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