Pentagon transfers leadership of Ukraine assistance mission in Germany to another state – Politico

The Pentagon is stepping down from leading the Security Assistance Group-Ukraine (SAG-U), based in Germany, and will hand it over to another NATO member state.

Source: Politico; European Pravda

Details: According to a US official and three people familiar with the plan, command of SAG-U – which has played a central role in equipping and training Ukrainian troops since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion – will ultimately be taken over by another NATO member. This move means the US will no longer help shape what Ukraine's future armed forces will look like.

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"A European or Canadian officer taking command … would be yet another example of allies taking on greater responsibility," said a NATO official, who was granted anonymity to discuss the as-yet-unannounced plan.