{"id":68230,"date":"2021-04-01T01:14:21","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T01:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/04\/01\/us-officials-raise-concern-about-rising-russian-ukrainian-tensions\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:50:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:50:49","slug":"us-officials-raise-concern-about-rising-russian-ukrainian-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/04\/01\/us-officials-raise-concern-about-rising-russian-ukrainian-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"US officials raise concern about rising Russian-Ukrainian tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Biden administration on Wednesday expressed concern about what it called escalations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/06\/12\/250-million-aid-package-to-ukraine-will-support-us-security-too-defense-experts-say\/\" target=_blank>Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine<\/a>, where Ukrainian forces have been fighting Russian-backed separatists since 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made calls to his Russian and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2021\/03\/17\/ukrainian-official-us-should-help-improve-air-defense-systems-air-assets\/\" target=_blank>Ukrainian counterparts.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blinken expressed the administration\u2019s \u201cunwavering support for Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russia\u2019s ongoing aggression\u201d in eastern Ukraine and Crimea, the State Department said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/03\/06\/lessons-for-the-us-military-from-the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/48826532163_b3de9ee3d3_k.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Lessons for the US military from the Russian invasion of Ukraine<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">There are \u201cplenty of military lessons\u201d for the U.S. in Ukraine,  which has been fighting the Russian military for six years.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary, said the U.S. government was aware of reports from the Ukrainian military of Russian troop movements on the eastern border, but he offered no details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kirby said the Russian escalations include violations of a July 2020 ceasefire, brokered by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, that led to the deaths of four Ukrainian soldiers in the eastern part of the country on March 26 and the wounding of two others. The Ukrainian military said the four were killed in a mortar attack it blamed on Russian troops. Russia denies having a military presence in the region. The State Department said Blinken expressed condolences for the losses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The OSCE\u2019s civilian Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine has reported hundreds of ceasefire violations in recent days, including 493 on March 26 in the Donetsk region, mostly small-arms fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRussia\u2019s destabilizing actions undermine the de-escalation in tensions that had been achieved through an OSCE-brokered agreement back in July of last year,\u201d Kirby said. \u201cAdditionally, we are aware of Ukrainian military reports concerning Russian troop movements on Ukraine\u2019s borders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2021\/03\/01\/us-announces-125-million-in-military-aid-for-ukraine\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/50983285347_dde6a531d3_k.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US announces $125 million in military aid for Ukraine<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Included in the package are two Mark VI patrol boats.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kirby said Washington is discussing these concerns with NATO allies, and the State Department said it will also \u201creach out to Russia to request an explanation for these developments.\u201d Kirby noted that President Joe Biden\u2019s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, spoke on Monday to his Ukrainian counterpart to express U.S. support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Milley\u2019s office announced his calls to his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts but provided no details. 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