
The Ukrainian-US military exercises called Rapid Trident-2021 began on Monday in Ukraine, with the goal of training Ukrainian soldiers for defensive and offensive actions as part of NATO allied forces.
The drills are part of a series of international exercises that will take place in Ukraine in 2021. Another international exercise, Combined Efforts-2021, will begin on Wednesday, with 11 NATO nations taking part.
According to Kommersant, the drills in Ukraine will lead to the US and NATO troops establishing a strategic presence near Russia’s borders.
In all, eight multinational exercises will be conducted on Ukrainian soil in 2021, with 21,000 Ukrainian and about 11,000 …