Contents tagged with Weapons to Ukraine
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Poroshenko: US may make decision to supply defensive weapons to Ukraine before October
In an interview with the TV channels Ukraine, ICTV and Inter, President Petro Poroshenko said that the US would try to resolve the issue of supplying defensive weapons to Ukraine before October.
"As for the defense agreements: we have a virtually agreed-on their text. We are waiting for a visit by the US Secretary of Defense [James Mattis] to Ukraine in two or three months, and hope that the agreements will be signed during this visit. But I emphasize that this will not stop the supply of …
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Ukrainian politician: There is a great hope that we will receive lethal weapons from the USA
Hanna Hopko, the head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Verkhovna Rada, believes that the likelihood that the US will provide Ukraine with lethal arms is great, as stated in an interview with LB.ua.
When asked whether there was hope that we will receive lethal arms following Poroshenko’s visit to the US, Hanna Hopko replied, “Yes, the results of the visit were positive, he did a good job.”
In addition, Hopko said that during the meeting between President Petro Poroshenko with the US …
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US Congress intends to allocate funds for weapons for Ukraine
The appropriations bill for the US Department of Defense for the 2018 financial year will include an article on the provision of military assistance to Ukraine, including some for lethal weapons, as stated by Republican Mac Thornberry, the Chairman of the United States House Committee on Armed Services, while answering a question by a TASS correspondent.
"It [the bill] does continue to include military assistance to Ukraine and encouragement that the administration [of US President Donald …
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Rasmussen urged NATO allies to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons
Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that now is the time for NATO allies, especially the United States, to provide Ukraine with defensive lethal weapons. "This will have an effect of deterrence against the armed forces supported by Russia," he said in an interview with Ukrinform.
"I also advocate that the US grant Ukraine a special status, the so-called major non-NATO ally (MNNA). This will not provide security guarantees for Ukraine, but it will allow potential access to …
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Canada will open up its arms market to Ukraine
Canadian Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan said that the next step in developing the defense cooperation between Canada and Ukraine will be the opening of the weapons market.
“The Canada-Ukraine relations are unique. The signing of the defense agreement will allow us to have much more detailed and substantive discussions on various topics. Therefore, the next step will be to include Ukraine in the Automatic Firearms Country Control List,” the news agency Ukrinform cites Sajjan as saying. However, …
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McCain claims Russia is testing Trump administration by escalating the situation in the Donbas
According to Radio Liberty (RL), U.S. Senator John McCain has explained that the escalation of the situation in the Donbas is such that Russia is testing the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
"The Russians are killing Ukrainians daily. They are killing them. I believe that the situation is going to get worse, because …. this is a time of testing for the Trump administration," said McCain during a panel speech on February 17 at the annual Munich Security Conference.
Since the …
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Ambassador: Canada is not ready to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons yet
Canada is not ready to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine, but is still a key partner in the Defense arena, as stated by the Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine, Roman Waschuk, in his interview with UNIAN.
"The supply of lethal weapons is not considered at the moment. We are in the process of making a political decision on the next phase of Canadian-Ukrainian military and technical cooperation, in particular, military exercises, so I am not going to offer any theories. However, I would say that I …
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U.S. General: Ukraine should have the opportunity to defend itself
The former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO forces in Europe, General Philip Breedlove, stated that Ukraine should have the opportunity to defend itself, Polskie Radio reported.
“Ukraine should be able to defend itself. This country should focus on domestic reforms. However, it spends money in support of a large Army in field conditions,” Breedlove said. According to him, separatist forces in Donbas continue to exert pressure on the demarcation line. This forces Ukraine to keep a very large …
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US House approves sending lethal weapons to Ukraine
The US House of Representatives has unanimously approved supplying lethal defensive weapons systems to Ukraine. This was stated in the House bill named ‘On the support of stability and democracy in Ukraine’, which had previously been supported by the Foreign Affairs Committee. This was reported on the website of the lower chamber of the US Congress.
The Embassy of Ukraine in the US reported that the document was initiated by the Co-Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of …
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Newt Gingrich claims the US would sell weapons to Ukraine if Trump becomes president
If Donald Trump is elected U.S. President, the issue on the provision of lethal weapons to Ukraine could be unlocked and an option of arms sales with deferred payments could be offered, the former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich, stated in an interview with European Pravda. Gingrich made the assertion response to the question on how U.S. policy toward Ukraine will change in case of Trump’s victory.
“We can say for sure that President Trump will unlock the issue on …