Carter also named retired U.S. Army General John Abizaid, former head of U.S. Central Command, as a senior defense adviser to Ukraine to help Poltorak and other Ukrainian officials implement the reforms.
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Abizaid will provide authoritative advice to Poltorak and other senior Ukrainian officials, Cook said, as Ukraine aims to implement reforms created to bring its armed forces in line with Western principles and standards, such as enhancing democratic civilian control of the military, transitioning to a NATO-interoperable staff structure, and combatting corruption.
The Pentagon officially stated this on Thursday following a meeting of U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Ukrainian Defense Minister and Stepan Poltorak on the sidelines of a United Nations peacekeeping conference in London, own Ukrinform correspondent reports.
Carter, speaking to reporters, called it a “very, very important agreement” to help further Ukraine’s military capabilities.
Carter says “it continues in the same vein” of defensive-oriented US military assistance.
The United States and Ukraine agreed Thursday to cooperate on defense technology and improve Ukraine’s forces in a move aimed at boosting Ukrainian defense and enhancing USA assistance, the Pentagon said.
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