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NATO allies join Ukraine in military drill, ceasefire holds

2014-09-25 161 Dailymotion

They're real guns, but it's not a real battle.<br/> <br />These Ukrainian and Bulgarian troops are participating in the "Rapid Trident" military drills in western Ukraine.<br/> <br />NATO allies here, including the U.S., have stopped short of military intervention in the Ukrainian crisis. But these drills are seen as a sign of their commitment.<br/> <br />The Ukrainian army was forced to end an offensive against the separatists and call a ceasefire on September 5.<br/> <br />Something Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk acknowledged on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) UKRAINE'S PRIME MINISTER ARSENIY YATSENYUK, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We have a very fragile, extremely fragile and shaky ceasefire. And I am extremely skeptical about this ceasefire. But what kind of options are and were on the table?"<br/> <br />With remnants of the fighting everywhere and tensions still high, the military drills could come in use.

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