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Related: About this forumUkraine 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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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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Ukraine conflict: US 'may supply arms to Ukraine' (Original Post)
Eugene
Feb 2015
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Turbineguy
(37,364 posts)1. Let's hope they just study it
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
Nice to have Russia sending in reinforcements and supplies.
newfie11
(8,159 posts)3. Let's not!
840high
(17,196 posts)4. Groan. Don't do it/
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)5. Weapons/advisers
A one trick pony.