. ▁" We ▁saw ▁similar ▁so - called ▁protest ▁activities ▁in ▁Crime a ▁before ▁Russia ' s ▁pur port ed ▁an nex ation ," ▁she ▁said ▁in ▁a ▁statement , ▁adding : ▁" We ▁call ▁on ▁President ▁( V lad imir ) ▁Put in ▁and ▁his ▁government ▁to ▁ce ase ▁all ▁efforts ▁to ▁dest abil ize ▁Ukraine , ▁and ▁we ▁ca ution ▁against ▁further ▁military ▁inter vention ." ▁American ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Ukraine ▁Geoff rey ▁R . ▁Py att ▁character ised ▁the ▁pro - Russ ian ▁ins urg ents ▁as ▁" ter ror ists ". ▁ ▁The ▁US ▁government ▁is ▁sending ▁military ▁advis ors ▁to ▁Ukraine ▁to ▁aid ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁government ▁in ▁its ▁fight ▁against ▁the ▁ins urg ents . ▁In ▁April , ▁the ▁US ▁Def ence ▁Department ▁sh ipped ▁a ▁ 7 ▁million ▁US ▁doll ar ▁package ▁of ▁non - le th al ▁military ▁equipment ▁to ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁forces . ▁Pl ans ▁for ▁another ▁ 8 ▁million ▁doll ar ▁million ▁aid ▁package ▁were ▁announced ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁package ▁was ▁meant ▁to ▁include ▁arm oured ▁personnel ▁carri ers , ▁goods ▁and ▁pat rol ▁vehicles , ▁bin oc ular s , ▁night ▁vision ▁g og g les ▁and ▁small ▁pat rol ▁boats . ▁On ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁the ▁Def ence ▁Department ▁also ▁proposed ▁a ▁ 1 9 ▁million ▁doll ar ▁aid ▁package ▁to ▁help ▁train ▁the ▁National ▁Guard ▁of ▁Ukraine . ▁ ▁This ▁proposal ▁required ▁con gression al ▁appro val , ▁and ▁would