Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, in a joint response with the Kremlin, has accused the United States of setting up bases while conducting an annual military exercise in Ukraine, involving thousands of troops from NATO member countries.
Ukraine, together with service members from more than a dozen nations, launched Rapid Trident 21—an annual Ukrainian-led, American-assisted training exercise—on Sept. 20 to increase combat readiness and defense capabilities.
