Posted on 12/01/21
| News Source: i24
Ukraine urged NATO to prepare economic sanctions on Russia to deter a possible invasion
Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of deploying half of its 250,000 troops to a conflict zone, Donbass, where government forces battled Russia-backed separatists since 2014.
The Ukrainian army made improvements since 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea and Ukrainian tanks used the wrong engines and poorly-trained soldiers wore German uniforms.
Military spending is now 4 percent of GDP, double what it was in 2014. America also helped out, giving $2.5 billion worth of equipment to the country, including radios, radars, and new uniforms, according to The Economist.
Ukraine also bought TB-2 Bayraktar combat-capable drones from Turkey and America sent the country Javelin missiles.