The United States has ordered the withdrawal of nearly all of its troops from Ukraine “to redeploy them elsewhere in Europe,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Saturday.
the US Secretary of DefenseThe statement said that Lloyd Austin decided to transfer 160 soldiers from the National Guard to Florida “who provided advice and training to Ukrainian forces,” while Washington spoke of the imminent possibility of a Russian invasion.
“This repositioning does not constitute a change in our determination to support Ukrainian forces, but it will provide flexibility to reassure our allies and avoid any aggression,” Kirby added.
Since 2015, reservists have kept United States National Guard Alternately training the Ukrainian army side by side with soldiers from other NATO countries, especially Canadians and Germans.
Earlier this Saturday, the US Embassy in Kiev ordered the departure of its non-essential staff. Several European countries have recommended their citizens to leave Ukraine.
