Ukraine Crisis In Mind, Lithuania Establishes A Rapid Reaction Force

Ukraine Crisis In Mind, Lithuania Establishes A Rapid Reaction Force
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YAVOROV, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 17: Soldiers from Lithuania counter-attack in an ambush by Ukrainan soldiers on the third day of the 'Rapid Trident' bilateral military exercises between the United States and Ukraine that include troops from a variety of NATO and non-NATO countries on September 17, 2014 near Yavorov, Ukraine. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is scheduled to travel to Washington tomorrow to appeal for more economic and military aid for his country burdened by the pro-Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

RUKLA, Lithuania — Maj. Linas Pakutka walked back and forth behind the line of soldiers lying in the snow-crusted field, a row of distant pines forming a jagged horizon in the twilight sky. His command to fire was barely audible in the fierce wind.

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