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KIEV, Ukraine, March 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army will begin training Ukraine's National Guard units on April 20, Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov announced.
"American commandos, numbering 290, will come to Yavoriv training ground, Lviv region, on April 20. This is where a long-term military exercise of 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team of the U.S. Army and combat units of the National Guard will be held," Avakov said Sunday on Facebook.
Yavoriv, near the border with Poland, is the site of the International Peacekeeping and Security Center.
The training program is in line with "previous long-standing exercises" the United States has conducted with Ukraine since 1995, Pentagon spokeswoman Eileen Lainez said earlier this month.
"This assistance is part of our ongoing efforts to help sustain Ukraine's defense and internal security operations. In particular, the training will help the Ukraine government develop its National Guard to conduct internal defense operations."
The Pentagon has said the training will include provision of non-lethal equipment such as uniforms, body armor, night vision devices and tactical radios. Ukraine's interior minister on Sunday, however, added that "special ammunition" will also be presented by "our American partners" to National Guard detachments at the conclusion of the training.
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Ukraines main state-run energy firm Naftogaz said on Monday that the European Commission (EC) had proposed extending the firm's current gas supply deal with Russian producer Gazprom until April 2016.
"Naftogaz welcomes the proposal by the European Commission to extend the so-called 'winter package' until the end of the next autumn-winter period," Naftogaz said in a statement, according to Reuters. Naftogaz has sent a letter to Gazprom in which it suggested the possibility of an extension of the 'winter package'.
European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic reportedly told the two companies that the commission is prepared to hold a trilateral meeting to discuss the proposal on extending the deal in Brussels in mid-April.
Russia hadhalted its gas supplies to Ukraine last June, citing unpaid debts. Ukraine had complained that Moscow set unfairly high gas prices as punishment for its pro-Western stance.
In October, the two countries signed anothergas dealoverseen by the EC, which saw Kiev contributing $3.1 billion -- to be paid in two tranches -- in order to maintain the supply of gas to Ukraine.
Ukraine has been seeking alternative sources of fuel, and has looked to countries such as Poland, where it signed a pipeline deal in January to draw on regional gas terminals. On Friday, Kiev also said it would try to restore deliveries of gas from resource-rich Turkmenistan.
Ukrainian and Russian officials held another round of emergency talks in early March after Russia accused Ukraine of leaving over $2 billion unpaid. The two, however, struck a deal that would keep gas supplies to Ukraine going through the month.
Maintaining Russias supply is also important to the European Union, which imports about half of its gas from Russia, of which about 40 percent comes from pipelines running through Ukraine.
Ukraines energy minister said last week that the country wouldtemporarily stop importing Russian gas from April onwards as the current deal expires. Kiev also said it was confident that Moscow would have to reduce its prices to stay competitive with the EU.
Ukraine currently pays $329 per 1,000 cubic meters of gas, and Russia said the price will increase to $348 in April, but Ukraine has said that a more reasonable price would be between $240 and $250.
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EU Ukraine Visit: Juncker and Mogherini set to visit Kyiv on Monday on MArch 30
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker is set to visit Kyiv on Monday, on his first trip as chief outside the 28-member EU bloc. Juncker had announced back in November that Ukraine would...
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