Pentagon, Kremlin trade accusations on Ukraine [View all]
The United States has denied claims by Russia that US troops were present eastern Ukraine. Moscow's allegation came in reply to US charges of Russia planting more air defense systems in Ukraine's rebel areas.
The Pentagon on Thursday condemned Russia's claims that US troops were training Ukrainian forces (pictured above) in rebel-held areas of eastern Ukraine, calling it Moscow's ploy to obscure its own activity in the region.
"This is a ridiculous attempt to shift the focus away from what is actually happening in eastern Ukraine," Pentagon spokeswoman Eileen Lainez told reporters.
"Russia continues to supply lethal weapons, training and command and control support for armed separatists in eastern Ukraine, in blatant violation of Moscow's Minsk commitments and Ukraine's sovereignty," Lainez added.
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