The spetsnaz and FSB were in Ukraine since 2012
That’s because corrupt deep state grifters have been creeping on Ukraine for decades, culminating with Vicky Nuland and Joe Biden’s 2014 coup.
“Rapid Trident 21 continues more than 25 years of partnership between the U.S. and Ukraine…”
https://www.army.mil/article/250444/us_nato_ukraine_enhance_interoperability_with_rapid_trident_exercise
A training exercise has nothing to do with “deep state grifters”.