{"id":26473,"date":"2022-03-25T14:29:14","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T14:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/03\/25\/army-pacific-boss-ukraine-resistance-highlights-need-to-prepare\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:09:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:09:59","slug":"army-pacific-boss-ukraine-resistance-highlights-need-to-prepare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/2022\/03\/25\/army-pacific-boss-ukraine-resistance-highlights-need-to-prepare\/","title":{"rendered":"Army Pacific boss: Ukraine resistance highlights need to prepare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BANGKOK (AP) \u2014 Ukraine\u2019s stiff resistance to the Russian invasion, which has turned Moscow\u2019s advance into a grinding war of attrition, has underscored the importance to American allies of the need to be prepared for any eventuality, the top U.S. Army commander in the Pacific<\/a> said Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gen. Charles Flynn told The Associated Press that the events in Europe highlight the need for regular training exercises with partners, like the one that just concluded between the Royal Thai Army and the U.S. Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe will of the Ukrainian army, the will of their government, the will of the resistance is a contributing factor to what\u2019s unfolded,\u201d said Flynn, who was in Thailand for the end of the exercise and for talks with military commanders as part of a trip meeting counterparts throughout the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine just over a month ago, many quickly drew comparisons to the situation between Taiwan and China, which claims the self-ruled island as its own territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

China has stepped up its military harassment of Taiwan in recent years and has not ruled out the use of force against it, though China\u2019s President Xi Jinping has stressed that \u201cpeaceful reunification\u201d is in the best interests of both sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\t