KIEV, Nov. 6 – United States will assist the Armed Forces of Ukraine in becoming interoperable with NATO forces by 2020, acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Elissa Slotkin said.

"During my visit this week, we have talked about U.S. commitment to Ukraine in two ways: 1) support during the current crisis; and 2) looking in the longer term at assisting Ukraine in becoming interoperable with NATO forces," she said at a briefing in Kiev following a meeting with Deputy Defense Minister of Ukraine Yuriy Husyev.