{"id":1808540,"date":"2023-01-17T14:04:49","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T19:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1808540"},"modified":"2023-01-17T14:06:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T19:06:25","slug":"top-u-s-ukrainian-generals-meet-near-war-zone-after-white-house-boosts-support-for-zelensky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-u-s-ukrainian-generals-meet-near-war-zone-after-white-house-boosts-support-for-zelensky\/","title":{"rendered":"Top U.S., Ukrainian Generals Meet Near War Zone After White House Boosts Support For Zelensky"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftop-u-s-ukrainian-generals-meet-near-war-zone-after-white-house-boosts-support-for-zelensky%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1808540&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Gen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/mark-milley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Milley<\/a>Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, John Sullivan, traveled to the border of the conflict to witness it. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine<\/a> To meet with President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/volodymyr-zelensky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a>\u2019s top military official on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Milley spoke for two hours with Gen. Valery Zalazhny, a military spokesperson. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2023\/01\/17\/milley-zaluzhny-poland-ukraine-russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> The Washington Post. The meeting between the countries\u2019 top military officers comes after the Biden administration reportedly made a \u201csubstantive\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/u-s-sending-zelensky-more-offensive-weapons-create-an-iron-fist-to-penetrate-russian-linear-defenses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">change<\/a> in its aid to Ukraine, sending more offensive weapons to Zelensky, who is seeking to capitalize on Russia\u2019s apparent setbacks in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important that two very important military officials look at each other in the eye when they talk about very important topics. It makes a difference,\u201d According to the Post: David Butler, spokesperson for U.S. Military, said that\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, Milley left the U.S. military base in Poland used to funnel aid to Ukraine. He then traveled to the Ukrainian border to attend the meeting. Officials kept the meeting secret until the end, citing safety concerns. No photography was permitted at the meeting. Milley and Zaluzhny had never met before the rendezvous.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Milley <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-politics-0f6a62a112d71e68712e567d1467edf7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visited<\/a> The new joint military training program is in Germany. U.S troops instruct the Ukrainian forces and prepare them for offensive warfare against Russia. Milley began the expanded training of Ukrainian troops on Sunday. <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-politics-germany-7ae8c22dfd9379e77f172bd2b3ab5fb7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hopes<\/a> In the next five- to eight weeks, 500 Ukrainian soldiers will be on the field.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a run of the mill rotation,\u201d Milley claimed Monday that he forgot about the training, The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-politics-0f6a62a112d71e68712e567d1467edf7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>. \u201cThis is one of those moments in time where if you want to make a difference, this is it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the U.S. military leaders met with Ukraine&#8217;s military leaders, Russia announced it would increase its military to 1.5million people and build new structures at its border with Finland. Russia\u2019s move is a response to a \u201cproxy war\u201d According to Dmitry Peskov (Kremlin spokesperson), the country believes that the U.S. is waging war in Ukraine with its allies. Bloomberg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-01-17\/russia-to-boost-troops-in-west-with-army-expansion-shoigu-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Along with expanded training for Ukrainian forces, the Biden administration announced earlier this month that Zelensky\u2019s forces will receive 50 Bradley Fighting Vehicles along with long-range rocket systems. The administration\u2019s announcement came less than one month after Zelensky visited the White House and begged Congress for more aid.<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg reported John Kirby, spokesperson for the National Security Council, said that the latest aid package includes weapons and vehicles to help the Ukrainians combat in the Donbas region. This is the eastern part of Ukraine annexed last September by Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, traveled to the edge of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky\u2019s top military official on Tuesday.\u00a0 Milley spoke with Gen. Valery Zaluzhny for two hours, a military spokesman told The Washington Post. 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