WASHINGTON – The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will visit Ukraine next week to reassure government leaders that the US does not accept Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region.
Associated Press: Pentagon chief to visit Ukraine amid tensions with Russia
Retired Marine Corps general James Mattis testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on his nomination to be the next secretary of defense in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on January 12.
