US military and Poland began teaching near border of Ukraine

The Polish military began joint exercises with soldiers from the United States in the south-east of Poland, where the border of the republic with Ukraine is held, the Polish Minister of Defense Marius Blazk, said in his Twitter account.

“on weekends soldiers of the 18th mechanized division (Polish troops) began joint exercises with American soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division (US Army),” – quotes his RIA Novosti.

In the framework of the agreements with NATO and bilateral agreements with the United States in Poland, about 5 thousand American soldiers are now quartered. Another 4.7 thousand military arrived in the country as an additional forces “in connection with the threat of security in our region,” previously reported the Ministry of Defense of Poland.