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Eugene

(61,899 posts)
Mon Feb 9, 2015, 09:30 PM Feb 2015

Ukraine conflict: US 'may supply arms to Ukraine'

Source: BBC

9 February 2015 Last updated at 18:59 GMT

Ukraine conflict: US 'may supply arms to Ukraine'

President Barack Obama says the US is studying the option of supplying lethal defensive arms to Ukraine if diplomacy fails to end the crisis in the east.

Russia had violated "every commitment" made in the failing Minsk agreement, he added, after talks with the German chancellor on a new peace deal.

Mr Obama has come under pressure from senior US officials to supply arms, despite objections from Angela Merkel.

Russia denies accusations of sending troops and supplying the rebels.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31279621
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Ukraine conflict: US 'may supply arms to Ukraine' (Original Post) Eugene Feb 2015 OP
Let's hope they just study it Turbineguy Feb 2015 #1
They have more and newer ones than Ukraine ever had Duckhunter935 Feb 2015 #2
Let's not! newfie11 Feb 2015 #3
Groan. Don't do it/ 840high Feb 2015 #4
Weapons/advisers Jesus Malverde Feb 2015 #5

Turbineguy

(37,334 posts)
1. Let's hope they just study it
Mon Feb 9, 2015, 09:32 PM
Feb 2015

and not actually do it. The rebels seems to have gotten plenty of arms from Ukraine already.

 

Duckhunter935

(16,974 posts)
2. They have more and newer ones than Ukraine ever had
Mon Feb 9, 2015, 10:03 PM
Feb 2015

Nice to have Russia sending in reinforcements and supplies.

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