A US plan to train Ukrainian national guard troops is "on hold" pending implementation of a ceasefire deal between government troops and Russian-backed rebels, a spokesman for US forces in Europe said on Friday.
The training mission, first announced in August last year, had been due to start this month. One battalion of US soldiers is due to train three Ukrainian National Guard battalions.
A US military official, speaking to Reuters on Friday on condition of anonymity, said the training mission had not yet been finalised.