0 1 6 , ▁US ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Victoria ▁N ul and ▁stated ▁that ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 6 6 ▁million ▁dollars ▁was ▁spent ▁on ▁non - le th al ▁aid ▁to ▁Ukraine . ▁She ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁nearly ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁Ukrain ian ▁soldiers ▁and ▁ 7 5 0 ▁National ▁Guard ▁members ▁had ▁been ▁trained ▁by ▁American ▁military ▁personnel . ▁▁ ▁Nord ic ▁countries : ▁A ▁joint ▁declaration ▁on ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁crisis ▁by ▁the ▁defence ▁minister s ▁of ▁Den mark , ▁Finland , ▁Norway , ▁Sweden ▁and ▁the ▁foreign ▁minister ▁of ▁I cel and ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁Norwegian ▁newspaper ▁A ften post en ▁on ▁ 9 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁The ▁declaration ▁stated ▁that ▁Russian ▁ag gression ▁against ▁Ukraine ▁and ▁the ▁an nex ation ▁of ▁Crime a ▁are ▁viol ations ▁of ▁International ▁law ▁and ▁other ▁international ▁treat ies , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁Nord ic ▁countries ▁will ▁evaluate ▁Russia ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁its ▁actions , ▁rather ▁than ▁on ▁r het or ic ▁promoted ▁by ▁the ▁Russian ▁government . ▁After ▁pointing ▁out ▁that ▁Russia ▁had ▁increased ▁military ▁exer cis es ▁and ▁intelligence ▁gather ing ▁activity ▁in ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁and ▁the ▁North ▁Sea , ▁viol ating ▁Nord ic ▁borders ▁and ▁je op ard ising ▁civil ian ▁air ▁traffic , ▁the ▁declaration ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁Nord ic ▁countries ▁intended ▁to ▁face ▁these ▁thre ats ▁with ▁solid ar ity ▁and ▁increased ▁co operation . ▁The ▁document ▁said ▁that ▁this ▁collaboration ▁would ▁be ▁extended ▁to ▁include