GUAM: Pentagon To Use Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova For War With Russia

Interfax-Ukraine
September 6, 2014
US will help Ukraine develop defense strategy, strengthen National Guard – White House

The United States is preparing measures to assist Ukraine in the development of a new defense strategy and the strengthening of the National Guard, reads a statement posted on the Web site of the White House on Friday.
“We also have launched initiatives to assist Ukraine in reforming its defense institutions. This support consists of multi-level engagements to provide advice to the Defense Ministry leadership in areas such as defense institution building, cyber defense, logistics, and standardization. Additionally, we are working to help Ukraine develop a new defense strategy and further develop its National Guard,” reads the posting.
We are also developing plans to support other states on Russia’s periphery, particularly Moldova and Georgia. In addition to high-level engagements, we plan to intensify security assistance over the longer term,” according to the document.

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